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What is correct, Einstein equation or Einstein's equation? Newton law or Newton's law? Allegedly the correct answers are Einstein equation and Newton's law, but that doesn't seem logical to me. What is the general rule?
Makes sense, but recently editors in Elsevier changed my "the Newton second law" into "the Newton’s second law". Are they wrong?Grammatically should be
' the Einstein equation ' or ' Einstein's equation ' .
' the Newton laws ' or ' Newton's laws '
If referring to a specific law of the set then :
' the second Newton law ' or ' Newton's second law ' or ' the second of Newton's laws ' .
Both look wrong to me. Either "Newton's second law" or "the second Newton law". The first is more usual. My impression is that custom dictates "Smith's law" and "the Smith equation", but I don't know if anyone has made this an official rule.recently editors in Elsevier changed my "the Newton second law" into "the Newton’s second law". Are they wrong?
I just got back from a long argument about Green's Functions vs. Green Functions. I wonder what other colors they come in?