Naming conventions for constants: brainstorming

[EZoni]

Overview

Here's the current list of names we are considering for each constant. Please comment and suggest additional names. Once we have a definitive list of names for each constant, we will update the existing polls and vote.

Constants

Speed of light

• c (SciPy)
• speed_of_light (SciPy)
• c_light

Elementary charge

• e (SciPy)
• elementary_charge (SciPy)
• e_charge

Vacuum permittivity

• epsilon_0 (SciPy)
• eps_0_vac

Vacuum permeability

• mu_0 (SciPy)
• mu_0_vac

Planck constant

• h (SciPy)
• Planck (SciPy)
• h_planck

Reduced Planck constant

• hbar (SciPy)
• h_bar_planck
• hbar_planck

Fine-structure constant

• alpha (SciPy)
• fine_structure (SciPy)
• fine_structure_const

Avogadro constant

• N_A (SciPy)
• Avogadro (SciPy)
• n_avogadro

Classical electron radius

• r_e
• r_electron
• classical_electron_radius (similar to CODATA database)

Classical proton radius

• r_p
• r_proton
• classical_proton_radius (similar to CODATA database)

[evvaletov]

Speed of light: c_light
Elementary charge: e_charge
Vacuum permittivity: epsilon_0
Vacuum permeability: mu_0
Planck constant: h_planck
Reduced Planck constant: h_bar_planck
Fine-structure constant: fine_structure
Avogadro constant: n_avogadro
Classical electron radius: classical_electron_radius
Classical proton radius: classical_proton_radius

[jlvay]

Thanks for your input @evvaletov. Note that the exercise now is not to choose which option you prefer for each constant (this will happen as a second step, via a poll for each constant), but to comment (or not) on the proposed possibilities above.