[time-nuts] Allan

[Magnus Danielson]

Fellow time-nuts,

Last week I was at the IFCS conference in New Orleans. There was also 
Dr. David W. Allan who was awarded a nice price for his work, on the 50 
year anniversary of Allan Variance. I naturally walked up to him, 
gratulated him. We also sat down and had a talk, which ended up him 
giving me a copy of his book "It's about time", with the nice dedication 
in it:
Thanks for your great work. Best Wishes

Now, that is neat.

The book represent his personal take on combining science and religion, 
and being a devoted mormon, this is also important to him. The book 
covers a bit of both sides.

So, on my way home after two intense weeks in the US, I open up the book 
and starts reading it as I wait for the check-in counter to open at 
Dulles airport. I read a few pages until I wake up from my slumber.
I read this:

"Many have asked me to describe the Allan variance. The equation 
representing it and the meaning of the mathematics behind it are 
explained in Chapter 20. A good friend and colleague from Sweden, Magnus 
Danielson, has written a detailed description of both the Allan variance 
and the modified Allan variancce on Wikipedia."

Now, that's kind words indeed.

I have so many ideas about Allan variance. Bounced one idea with Judah 
Levine, who then concluded "You need to publish that!". Yes sir, will do 
sir! OK, so I have things to do.

Cheers,
Magnus