Here's yet another way of handling balanced hands with an assymetric relay method. Comments welcome, flames not
Over 1
♣
1
♥ is 4+
♠s including 4
♠4
♥32 hands
1
♠ is most hands without a 4 card major
2
♦ is balanced or 3-suited with 4-5
♥s and 0-3
♠s
2
♥ is balanced with 4-5
♠s and 2-3
♥s
--
Specifically for balanced hands, after
1
♣ - 1
♥ // 1
♠ - 1N // 2
♣ - 2
♦ // 2
♥ - 2
♠ // 2N
3
♣ is 4423
3
♦ is 4432
--
1
♣ - 1
♠ // 1N - 2
♥ is balanced
then after 2
♠ relay
2N = 5
♣332
3
♣ = 5
♦332
3
♦ = 4
♣4
♦32
3
♥ = 3334
3
♠ = 3343 + zoom
--
After 1
♣ - 2
♦ // 2
♥
2N = 5
♥332
3
♣ = 4
♥4
♦32
3
♦ = 3433
3
♥ = 2434
3
♠ = 3424 + zoom
--
After 1
♣ - 2
♥ // 2
♠
2N = 5
♠332
3
♣ = 4
♠4
♦32
3
♦ = 4333
3
♥ = 4234
3
♠ = 4324 + zoom
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Not an attempt to reinvent SR which is just fine, but more designed to move things around within it in order to show/deny majors more quickly in case of 4th seat interference. Notice that is also quite possible to play (as)symmetric relays based around fragments rather than shortages - for me this is easier to remember than either SR or TOSR, for others it wouldn't be
For example, let's say we have 1-suited club hand. Instead of shortages we might show
2S = 6-7
♣s, 3
♥s
2N = 6-7
♣s, 3
♠s 0-2
♥s
3
♣ = 6-7
♣s, 3
♦s, 1-2
♥s, 1-2
♠s
3
♦ = 2=2=2=7
3
♥ and over = 8+
♣s (choice of schemes)
and resolve each fragment in turn. I don't see any disadvantage to this approach other than remembering something other than you might be used to if you learnt SR first. There are specific diadvantages - this scheme resolves 7-4 hands at 3
♠ but without separating out 7420/7411/7402 for an example given in the thread. And 5431 resolves at a different level to 5413 (3
♠ versus 3
♦) making the scheme assymmetric under the 'normal' definition of symmetry.
As for solving mathematical equations beyond Einstein, it is well established that maths was one of Albert's weakest areas despite his visionary genius. He needed special help with improving his maths ability for some of his proofs. Add to that the general improvements made in maths over the latter half of the 20th century, plus the raw power of modern computers, and it is easy to see why this is not in itself such a majot feat. However, being the first one to solve important (black holes are a pretty critical area of physics) equations amongst contemporaries, that's far more impressive...