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Originally Posted by Cyclops
Re Hard v soft SF. Hard SF tends to be written by scientists and the science tends to take on the role one of the characters. Prime example is Anderson's Tau Zero where a complex formula involving velocity over speed of light which creates a situation that drives the plot of the novel. Sounds a lot heavier than it is!
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Well, personally I would not consider
1 / Sqrt[ 1 - (v^2 / c^2) ] to be a complex formula, the hard part is the implications. It is basic garden-variety Relativity theory.