1939/07/01 by P. A. M. Dirac · 9 citations
Computer Science · #Computational Physics and Python Applications
paper · doi:10.1017/s0305004100021162
openalex publication_date 1939/07/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
In mathematical theories the question of notation, while not of primary importance, is yet worthy of careful consideration, since a good notation can be of great value in helping the development of a theory, by making it easy to write down those quantities or combinations of quantities that are important, and difficult or impossible to write down those that are unimportant. The summation convention in tensor analysis is an example, illustrating how specially appropriate a notation can be.