You said — “The physics thing was a mistake. Someone googled Ismail and got a citation for an article in a math journal by someone named Ismail.”
Well, I only read what the poster said and that was all. They said that they looked up that phrase and said it was part of a formula. So, I couldn’t tell you much more than that.
But, in any case, whether it be physics or whether it be some cryptic connection with “Ishmael” of Islam — one idea is as good as the other at this point in time. Physics works as well as Islam — with the information that we have right now.
For me, it doesn’t look like physics or Islam. It looks like a real nut-case going crazy over his girlfriend who just dumped him. He’s a whacko, that’s the operative word for me.
Regards,
Star Traveler
This was absolutely a part of a formula, but it was in the title of an article for the Journal of Mathematical Applications and the author’s last name was Ismail.
I really don’t think this idea has any relevance.