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It should be noted that quantum mechanics is phrased in terms of Hamiltonian
mechanics; thus,
b µ ≡ i∂ µ
(A.17)
is the appropriate notation for the quantum mechanical canonical momentum
operator, in terms of the guidelines above.
Due to the almost universal confusion on this point, the restrictions above
on the acceptability of symbols for momenta, energies and angular momenta
are deemed to override all other rules in this appendix. In particular, they
override the otherwise general rule of Section A.3.6 relating to the typographical
equivalence of standard symbols.
For the same reason, the words and phrases momentum, energy and angular
momentum, and their plurals, are hereby decommissioned.
The nonmodifiable phrases mechanical momentum, mechanical self-momentum,
mechanical three-momentum, mechanical four-momentum, mechanical
energy, kinetic energy, mechanical self-energy, mechanical centre of
energy, mechanical angular momentum, mechanical angular self-momentum,
canonical momentum, canonical three-momentum, canonical four-momentum,
canonical energy and canonical angular momentum, and their plurals,
are explicitly recommissioned.
The nonmodifiable adjectives positive-energy and negative-energy are also
explicitly recommissioned, but only for purposes for which the canonical
energy and mechanical energy are equal in value.
A.3.12
Classical, quantum, relativistic
The adjective quantum is used to denote the presence of, or required presence
of, single-particle or multiparticle quantum-mechanical considerations. Its
antonym is defined to be the adjective classical.
The adjective relativistic denotes the presence of, or required presence
of, the mechanics of Einstein’s special theory of relativity. The adjective
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