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Subject: Re: [boost] Numeric constants
From: Paul A. Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-01-30 13:59:12


> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]]
On
> Behalf Of Ross Levine
> Sent: 30 January 2009 16:09
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [boost] Numeric constants
>
> I was wondering what kind of constants this would include. Physical
> constants, or just mathematical ones? And what about constants with
> multiple expressions depending on units? For example, H_bar =
> 6.626e-34 J-s = 4.135e-15 eV-s.

I think we are limiting ourselves to Math constants in the Boost.Math
library.

The units library might include physical 'not-so-constant' constants ;-)

Paul

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