[boost] Re: physical quantities (was: runtime unit-modifiable ...)

From: Russell Hind (rhind_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-01-09 04:30:54

Jan Langer wrote:
> 
> as i see it the wavenumber is the inverse of the wavelength which is 
> imho a length. but you could also define wavelength as its own dimension.
> 

That may be correct, but I'm not a physicist, just write programs for 
them.  wavenumbers are always referred to as frequency because there is 
a linear relationship with Hz.  Can you get from wavelength to Hz?

Thanks

Russell