Hamilton's Rule In The Mirror Evaded CORRECTION:
- From: "John Edser" <edser@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 00:07:54 -0400 (EDT)
> ...
> The rule as reflected in the mirror represents Hamilton's rule
> multiplied by -1 which is -c<-rb. For non mathematicians, to produce a
> reflected rule just write rb>c on a piece of paper and reflect it in a
> mirror. A negative amount for any algebraic term is observed when
> letters in the mirror appear reversed. If c=6 r=0.25 and b = 20 then
for
> any OFA gene to spread using the rule 6>0.25*20, i.e. 6>5 so the gene
is
> argued to spread but strictly and only on a 100% relative basis.
> Note that the gene can relatively spread using exactly the same 100%
> relative based argument when 6<-5 which is the numerical result for
exacty > the same event using the rule in the mirror.
JE:-
I hope it was obvious that I had mistakenly left out the minus sign next
to the 6 within: 6<-5 (two lines above). It should have appeared as
-6<-5.
My apologies,
John Edser
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