国破れて山河あり、
城春にして草木深し

sanga.moe

Kuni yaburete sanga ari, shiro harunishite sōmoku fukashi.
The nation is shattered, but mountains and rivers remain;
city turns to spring, and grass and trees grow thick.

Le vent se lève! . . . il faut tenter de vivre!

風立ちぬ、いざ生きめやも

About

An anonymous scholar working at the seam of theoretical physics, mathematics, and the classical eastern line. Currently between institutions; currently between cities. Notes here are by-products of reading — equations, marginalia, the spring grass that forces through the brick.

Quantum field theory Index theorems Sung-dynasty landscape Renormalization Projective geometry

Latest Notes

  1. Typography

    Notes from the Stack

  2. On Setting Valéry in Mincho

    Typography

  3. A Walk Through Hongō

    Field Notes