The use of the term theorm is appropreate because the work was done in the framework of mathematical physics.
Reference:: “It is a wonderful piece of work in mathematical physics” Exampe: "Theorems in mathematical physics" C - Chasles' theorem <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasles%27_theorem> E - Edge-of-the-wedge theorem<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edge-of-the-wedge_theorem> G - Gell-Mann and Low theorem<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gell-Mann_and_Low_theorem> - Generalized Helmholtz theorem<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalized_Helmholtz_theorem> G cont. - Geroch's splitting theorem<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geroch%27s_splitting_theorem> - Goldstone boson <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldstone_boson> H - Helmholtz's theorems<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmholtz%27s_theorems> P - Peeling theorem <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peeling_theorem> S - Stone–von Neumann theorem<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone%E2%80%93von_Neumann_theorem> W - Wigner–Eckart theorem<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigner%E2%80%93Eckart_theorem> Cheers: Axil On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 6:31 PM, Michael Foster <mf...@yahoo.com> wrote: > One presumes they mean hypothesis or perhaps theory. The term "theorem" > does not apply this idea. An attempt at such pedantic erroneous usage > usually qualifies the proponent as a fool. > > --- On Mon, 6/11/12, MarkI-ZeroPoint <zeropo...@charter.net> wrote: > > > From: MarkI-ZeroPoint <zeropo...@charter.net> > > Subject: [Vo]:FYI: Theorem unifies superfluids and other weird > materials... > > To: vortex-l@eskimo.com > > Date: Monday, June 11, 2012, 11:43 PM > > "Theorem unifies superfluids and > > other weird materials" > > > > > > > > > http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/08/theorem-unifies-superfluids-and-ot > > her-weird-materials/ > > > > > > > > Don't know if Storms' NAE qualifies for 'weird materials', > > but I'd bet it > > does... > > > > > > > > -mark > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
