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I like the detail that Hilbert asked what a Hilbert space was. Reminded me of hearing that Planck never called it Planck's constant, either using simply 'h' or
by JackFr 6y ago
I like the detail that Hilbert asked what a Hilbert space was. Reminded me of hearing that Planck never called it Planck's constant, either using simply 'h' or 'the constant'.
- wadkar 6y agoI couldn’t understand the anecdote. What did hilbert think of the space? The author doesn’t say anything!