Re: [Algorithms] Formula for Damping f times

[Richard F. <ra...@gm...>]

2009/6/9 Fabian Giesen <f.g...@49...>:
>> After spending many years trying to "fix" physics models that run with
>> variable frame lengths, I realise that it's just not possible. The
>> beginnings of chaos theory with the Lorenz attractor have convinced me
>> that it is impossible to be safe and variable in physics models.
>
> Well, you don't have the problem with "real" real numbers, this problem
> is caused by approximating reals with rational numbers.
>
> -Fabian Giesen

indeed, this is something, i think, that many computer engineers need
to "get over". The fact that we don't have real Reals should be
justification enough for fixed point math in physics models and also
renderers that work with non-trivial algebra but require
repeatability.

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