Sunday, May 21, 2017

etymology - What does the word "symplectic" mean? - MathOverflow

etymology - What does the word "symplectic" mean? - MathOverflow: "as these are defined by the vanishing of antisymmetric bilinear forms, has become more and more embarrassing through collision with the word "complex" in the connotation of complex number. I therefore propose to replace it by the corresponding Greek adjective "symplectic." "



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