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curiosity about "complete" basis
Hi
In QM books , people talk about complete basis. I was checking some linear algebra books.
Of course , we have a concept of basis in linear algebra. But these books nowhere talk
about "complete" basis. Maybe math people have some more technical term for that.
Check wikipedia article here
if we search for the word "complete" , there is one word there, which is a hyperlink to the
following article about complete space.
so are physics books thinking about this when they say "complete" basis ?
in my opinion , physicists should stick to the terminology commonly used in
mathematics , so that there is no confusion when we read math books.
mathematics is the language of physics.
thanks
Hi
In QM books , people talk about complete basis. I was checking some linear algebra books.
Of course , we have a concept of basis in linear algebra. But these books nowhere talk
about "complete" basis. Maybe math people have some more technical term for that.
Check wikipedia article here
if we search for the word "complete" , there is one word there, which is a hyperlink to the
following article about complete space.
so are physics books thinking about this when they say "complete" basis ?
in my opinion , physicists should stick to the terminology commonly used in
mathematics , so that there is no confusion when we read math books.
mathematics is the language of physics.
thanks
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