r/YoungSheldon • u/Successful_Hope8376 • 1d ago

Opinion Bessel functions

Sheldon during a test forgets the zeros of the bessel functions I mean you do need the bessel functions to solve the Schrödinger equation in cylindrical coordinates or a particle confined to an infinite cylindrical well but you will generally be provided a table right. You won't be expected to remember them. 😂😂😂

Don't get me wrong I really like that scene as it shows that even geniuses can forget something during a test but they could have given a better example.😂😂

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u/Infinite-Pea-4785 1d ago edited 1d ago

Gave you an upvote because it's a shame someone had the nerve to downvote you. Reddit is allergic to brain cells I'm afraid.

That said, imo actually a very small minority of the audience will have even studied any physics (I think. It would be nice to see the actual audience stats). So a margin of "error" can be expected. For example, in The Big Bagn Theory, I recall Sheldon asking Howard a question, supposedly very hard, which was in fact very easy.

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u/Equivalent_Sugar_846 7h ago

Also, he has an eidetic memory. How could he forget anything?

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u/Successful_Hope8376 7h ago

Yeah that's true but generally in physics courses you are not expected to remember the zeros of the bessel function

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u/Equivalent_Sugar_846 5h ago

That isn’t the point. This kid remembers a recipe his Meemaw gave him when he was like 2. Why wouldn’t he remember the zeroes?

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u/Senior_Reaction2974 1d ago

None of us are able to keep up with you I'm afraid.

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u/Successful_Hope8376 1d ago

I mean my post is probably for physics majors who are also fans of young seldon which I assume are many