Single-Particle Electrodynamics - Assassination Science

Appendix A
Notation and Conventions
I sat at Bohr’s side during a colloquium at Princeton. The subject was
nuclear isomers. As the speaker went on, Bohr got more and more
restless and kept whispering to me that it was all wrong. Finally, he
could contain himself no longer and wanted to raise an objection. But
after having half-raised himself, he sat down again, looked at me with
unhappy bewilderment, and asked, ‘What is an isomer?’
—— A. Pais, on Niels Bohr [163]
A.1 Introduction
In this appendix, we specify the notations used and conventions followed
throughout this thesis.
Some specifications agree with standard physics practice; some simply
reflect the eccentricities of the author. It may be taken as granted that the
author believes the choices listed below to be most appropriate for investigations
in this field. Regardless of their merits, it is hoped that the author
has followed each specification consistently and unambiguously.
Readers of Bohr’s stature need not take note of this appendix.
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