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Single-Particle Electrodynamics - Assassination Science

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dimensionless, rather than dimensionally challenged; erroneous results are<br />

referred to as incorrect, rather than fictionally gifted; and so on.<br />

Readers for whom such terminology would be psychologically challenging<br />

may request a digital copy of this thesis, and digitally censor the offending<br />

phrases themselves.<br />

A.3.4<br />

Units<br />

The base system of units for this thesis is the SI system.<br />

Theoretical investigations are carried out in the system of units derived<br />

from the SI system when they are “naturalised” according to<br />

c = ε 0 = µ 0 = 1.<br />

(A.1)<br />

A.3.5<br />

Decimal separator<br />

The decimal separator is the full stop, as in the value 137.036.<br />

A.3.6<br />

Standard symbol set<br />

The standard symbol set is the set of typographical symbols that are used in<br />

this thesis to represent general mathematical quantities. Any symbol from<br />

the standard symbol set is referred to as a standard symbol.<br />

Some classes of mathematical quantities are, as described in the following<br />

sections, denoted in a unique, identifiable way. This may be done by<br />

typographically modifying a standard symbol’s typeface, or attaching an extra<br />

mark to it (collectively referred to as adorning the symbol); or it may<br />

be performed by using symbols not in the standard symbol set. All of the<br />

above specialised forms of notation are referred to as special symbols. Special<br />

symbols are not a part of the standard symbol set.<br />

All mathematical quantities not denoted by special symbols are denoted<br />

by symbols from the standard symbol set. There is no way to distinguish,<br />

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