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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ as early as 1936 and as recently as 2022. This would bring the advantages of a p
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unit system, with unambiguous units for all physical quantities. At the same time the only notable changes for typical
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end-users would be: improved units for the quantities **torque**, **angular momentum** and **moment of inertia**.
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Paul Quincey in his proposal `"Angles in the SI: a detailed proposal for solving the problem" <https://arxiv.org/pdf/2108.05704.pdf>`_ states:
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Paul Quincey in his proposal *"Angles in the SI: a detailed proposal for solving the problem"* [Quincey]_ states:
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The familiar units assigned to some angular quantities are based on equations that have adopted the radian convention,
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and so are missing `rad`s that would be present if the complete equation is used. The physically-correct units are
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@@ -47,6 +47,17 @@ He proposes the following changes:
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**angular acceleration**, and **angular wavenumber** would be removed, the only correct SI units being
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:math:`rad`, :math:`rad/s`, :math:`rad/s`, :math:`rad/s^2` and :math:`rad/m` respectively.
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Paul Quincey summarizes that with the above in action:
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However, the physical clarity this would build into the SI should be recognised very quickly. The units would tell us that
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:math:`torque \times angle = energy`, and :math:`angular\:momentum \times angle = action`, for example, in the same way that they do for
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:math:`force \times distance = energy`, :math:`linear\:momentum \times distance = action`, and
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:math:`radiant\:intensity \times solid\:angle = radiant\:flux`.
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Dimensional analysis could be used to its full extent. Software involving angular quantities would be rationalised.
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Arguments about the correct units for frequency and angular frequency, and the meaning of the unit Hz, could be left behind.
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The explanation of these changes would be considerably easier and more rewarding than explaining how a kilogram-sized mass
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can be measured in terms of the Planck constant.
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Angular quantities in the library
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