
physics - What is the origin of the $\hbar$ symbol? - History of ...
2019年9月14日 · Thus "h-bar" is no different myth, no matter how reliable it sounds. A very valid question is who introduced the h-bar notation. Since h-bar is also called Dirac h, I checked his …
Why was the reduced Planck constant introduced and when?
2015年5月8日 · When was the reduced planck constant $\hbar= h/2\pi$ first introduced and what was the reason behind introducing such a constant?
notation - Were typographical variations between printings of the …
2019年10月3日 · In another question, I was asking about the origin of the reduced Planck's constant, $\hbar \equiv \frac{h}{2 \pi} .$ Specifically, I wanted to know why the symbol $`` \hbar …
set theory - How and when did the extensionality principle for sets ...
2025年1月2日 · Friedman, H. (1973). ... Bar-Hillel and Levy give a bit more in their [1973, pp. 28, 871. They argue that ...
physics - Origin of operators in quantum mechanics - History of …
2017年11月15日 · Max Jammer in The conceptual development of Qm, 1967, (chap. 5.2) has a written a dozen page history about operators, an idea that was developped in the study of …
mathematics - Where can I find the original presentation of the …
In complex geometry, there is the a lemma, analogous to the Poincaré lemma in (real) differential geometry, which states that a $(p,q)$-form that is $\bar\partial$-closed is locally $\bar\partial$ …
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$\def\Target#1{\rlap{\smash{\label{#1}\phantom{\tag{#1}}}}}$ **_tl;dr_-** It's unclear. The symbol $`` \hbar "$ itself wasn't anything new. [Paul Dirac](https://en ...
Why is William Playfair seldom heard about in mathematics?
William Playfair was a Scottish engineer and economist, who invented the pie and bar charts as well as the line graph, which have all played an indubitably ubiquitous role in modern statistics. …
abstract algebra - Why is bar notation ($\bar{x}$) preferred over ...
2025年1月22日 · Is bar notation more intuitive or universally understood in certain contexts? Does it have origins tied to specific mathematicians or periods in history? I understand that both …
mathematics - Who first defined the "equal-delta" or "delta over …
2016年9月5日 · Why not merge the lower bar of the Delta with the upper bar of the equal sign, to save some ink, and create a lighter symbol? References: the symbol itself was already …