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Common Greek Letters
α
Alpha
Fine structure constant; an angle.
ß
Beta
v/c; 1/κBΤ ; an angle.
τ
Tau
torque; a rate of force.
Δ
Delta
'change in . . . ', as in Δx.
δ
Delta
An infinitesimal; like Δ but smaller.
σ
Delta
Cross section; areal density; conductivity.
Epsilon
An infinitesimal quantity; permittivity.
e
e
A small energy, electron.
ζ
Zeta
A general parameter.
η
Eta
Index of refraction; a meson.
Θ
Null
An angle; Debye temperature.
θ
Theta
An angle (most common symbol).
κ
Kappa
Dielectric constant; thermal conductivity.
Λ
Lambda
A rate; a type of baryon.
λ
Lambda
Wavelength; a rate; linear density.
μ
Meu
Reduced mass; muon; prefix micro.
ν
Nu
Frequency in cycle/s (Hz); neutrino.
v
Nu
Rarely used (looks like v).
ξ
Xi
A general parameter; coherence length.
π
Pi
3.14159... ; pion (a meson).
ρ
Rho
Density per unit volume; resistivity.
Σ
Sigma
Summation operator.
Φ
Phi
A wave function; an angle.
Phi
An angle; a wave function.
φ
Phi
Electrostatic potential.
Ω
Ohm
Solid angle; angular frequency; a baryon.
ω
Omega
Angular frequency (radian/s); a meson. Cube root of unity.
