Re: "They Use ∂ Differently in Math and Physics. Which is Better?"

Very interesting!  There is also the differential geometry use of
derivatives as one-forms (and k-forms), and the as boundary operator in
algebraic topology. In homology, for example, one could likely infer
"partial x" as the "boundary of x", though it would be nice to have it say
"boundary".

I imagine there will be some crowdsourced effort to accommodate the most
popular use cases for fundamental symbols.  Not sure where OpenMath is with
this?

On Wed, Jun 19, 2024 at 8:49 AM Deyan Ginev <deyan.ginev@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I stumbled on a very well-made exposition video, which covers a subtlety
> in the meaning of  "partial derivative" between mathematics and physics:
>
> https://youtu.be/QFHSHhpbo00
>
> Aside: This topic is not directly related to current conversations about
> derivative syntax for "intent".
>
> Instead, the presenter has some well-reasoned general discussion, a
> community proposal for adding yet-another notation, and showcases some of
> the problems that our generator tools also face when trying to infer
> Content MathML expressions from human-authored math syntax.
>
> Greetings,
> Deyan
>