Sep 10th, 2008| 12:19 am | Posted by Jaesub
(Inspired by vlk’s “keV vs keV”)
Beside the obvious benefit of confusing the public and colleagues in other fields, the apparent chaotic use of physical units like keV and Kevin has an addictive convenience beyond a simple matter of convention. Yes, I said “convenience”. Continue reading ‘A Confession from a former “keV” Junkie: 1. It’s a Plague.’ »
Jul 30th, 2008| 01:00 pm | Posted by vlk
I have noticed that our statistician collaborators are often confused by our units. (Not a surprise; I, too, am constantly confused by our units.) One of the biggest culprits is the unit of energy, [keV], Continue reading ‘keV vs keV [Eqn]’ »
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