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Two alternative derivations of Bridgman's theorem

Journal article published in 1999 by Mário N. Berberan‐Santos ORCID, Lionello Pogliani
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Abstract

One of the fundamental results of Dimensional Analysis is the so‐called Bridgman' s theorem. This theorem states that the only functions that may have dimensional arguments are products of powers of the base quantities of a given system of units. In this work, Bridgman's theorem is discussed and rederived in two different ways, one not involving calculus, and a second one based on a Taylor series expansion analysis.