On Wednesday, January 26, 2011, Gael Varoquaux <gael.varoqu...@normalesup.org> wrote: > On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 12:18:30AM +0100, Hanno Klemm wrote: >> interesting idea. Given the fact that in 2-d euclidean metric, the >> Einstein summation conventions are only a way to write out >> conventional matrix multiplications, do you consider at some point to >> include a non-euclidean metric in this thing? (As you have in special >> relativity, for example) > > In my experience, Einstein summation conventions are quite > incomprehensible for people who haven't studies relativity (they aren't > used much outside some narrow fields of physics). If you start adding > metrics, you'll make it even harder for people to follow. > > My 2 cents, > > Gaël >
Just to dispel the notion that Einstein notation is only used in the study of relativity, I can personally attest that Einstein notation is used in the field of fluid dynamics and some aspects of meteorology. This is really a neat idea and I support the idea of packaging it as a separate module. Ben Root _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
