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Some comments on extreme value statistics
J. Dunning-Davies
The question of whether extreme value statistics should be introduced into courses for physics students has been broached recently. Here it is argued that the topic should be taugh…
Is 'superstatistics' really 'super'?
J. Dunning-Davies
Attention is drawn to problems associated with superstatistics, including the apparent lack of knowledge of previous work in statistical physics displayed by workers in this suppos…
Some comments on the universal constants
J. Dunning-Davies
Recent references to the commonly accepted expression for the entropy of a black hole to questions concerning the constancy of some of the so-called 'universal constants of nature'…
The constancy, or otherwise, of the speed of light
Daniel J. Farrell, J. Dunning-Davies
New varying speed of light (VSL) theories as alternatives to the inflationary model of the universe are discussed and evidence for a varying speed of light reviewed. Work linked wi…
A re-examination of Maxwell's electromagnetic equations
J. Dunning-Davies
It is pointed out that the usual derivation of the well-known Maxwell electromagnetic equations holds only for a medium at rest. A way in which the equations may be modified for th…
Nuclear Power and the World's Energy Requirements
V. Castellano, R. F. Evans, J. Dunning-Davies
The global requirements for energy are increasing rapidly as the global population increases and the under-developed nations become more advanced. The traditional fuels used in the…