Steven R. Cranmer
@solarstellar.bsky.social
Astrophysicist & associate prof at the University of Colorado Boulder. I study the hot, expanding outer atmospheres of the Sun & other stars. Other weird stuff (infinite math? sci-fi? Tolkien? Harlan Ellison? Hesse's Glass Bead Game?) may show up here, too
Congratulations to Kris Klein (@uarizona.bsky.social) who has won the AAS Solar Physics Division's Karen Harvey Prize for awesome work on the solar wind, turbulence, and fundamental plasma physics!
March 1, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Congratulations to Kris Klein (@uarizona.bsky.social) who has won the AAS Solar Physics Division's Karen Harvey Prize for awesome work on the solar wind, turbulence, and fundamental plasma physics!
In honor of the blue skies now extending in all directions, I'll plug my new paper "Intuitive but Non-Rigorous Explanations of Infinite Numbers." This journey to the land of large cardinals was very much inspired by @rudytheelder.bsky.social ... see: arxiv.org/abs/2401.07346
Intuitive but Non-Rigorous Explanations of Infinite Numbers
The mathematical study of infinity seems to have the ability to transport the mind to lofty and unusual realms. Decades ago, I was transported in this way by Rudy Rucker's book Infinity and the...
arxiv.org
February 6, 2024 at 7:19 PM
In honor of the blue skies now extending in all directions, I'll plug my new paper "Intuitive but Non-Rigorous Explanations of Infinite Numbers." This journey to the land of large cardinals was very much inspired by @rudytheelder.bsky.social ... see: arxiv.org/abs/2401.07346
Yesterday's #DoctorWho inspired me to share the cover of one of my favorite physics textbooks...
December 3, 2023 at 3:44 PM
Yesterday's #DoctorWho inspired me to share the cover of one of my favorite physics textbooks...
jaz-what? All the GenXers know the command is actually !shazbot
November 10, 2023 at 2:09 PM
jaz-what? All the GenXers know the command is actually !shazbot
I had some fun writing up a new page for "miscellaneous" research for my web site. It's a start, but it will expand... stevencranmer.bitbucket.io/cranmer_res_...
October 27, 2023 at 5:18 PM
I had some fun writing up a new page for "miscellaneous" research for my web site. It's a start, but it will expand... stevencranmer.bitbucket.io/cranmer_res_...
I'm hoping that new publications of Harlan Ellison's work will introduce new generations to his work. I'm very thankful that JMS is leading the way here, and I'm looking forward to adding to my Harlan-shelf!
October 22, 2023 at 3:47 PM
I'm hoping that new publications of Harlan Ellison's work will introduce new generations to his work. I'm very thankful that JMS is leading the way here, and I'm looking forward to adding to my Harlan-shelf!
They're awesome... but because the popularity of my first name peaked around the year I was born, most of them are caught in the same weird valley between boomers and gen-X that I am. I've never watched the movie that supposedly makes my name cool, though...
October 22, 2023 at 3:39 PM
They're awesome... but because the popularity of my first name peaked around the year I was born, most of them are caught in the same weird valley between boomers and gen-X that I am. I've never watched the movie that supposedly makes my name cool, though...
It's awesome to be here in the land of cyanometry! And just saying that makes me want to add another thing to my profile... an unironic love for every page of this book:
October 22, 2023 at 3:33 PM
It's awesome to be here in the land of cyanometry! And just saying that makes me want to add another thing to my profile... an unironic love for every page of this book: