The obvious question, for me, is how are you measuring this process? I imagine that you could extract a cc of solution each minute, then evaporate them and weigh the amount of sugar in each. But I think you're probably not doing that, but rather relying on some kind of visual measure. What is the observed dynamic? Does it dissolve for a while until the concentration hits a plateau, and then sugar starts to precipitate out? On Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 1:57 PM Bill Gosper <billgosper@gmail.com> wrote:
Dump a couple of Tbsp of sugar into a quart or two jar of tepid water. Don't stir. 𝜇wave a couple minutes, hot but not boiling. Let it sit. Experimental claim: The total dissolved sugar is not an increasing function of time, even though a couple of Tbsp is << enough to saturate even cold water. —rwg _______________________________________________ math-fun mailing list math-fun@mailman.xmission.com https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/math-fun