| α | alpha |
angular acceleration,
Helium nucleus,
temperature coefficient of resistivity,
coefficient of linear expansion,
Van der Waals interaction energy
|
| β | beta (e pronounced as long a) | electron,
coefficient of volume expansion,
volume occupied by molecules
|
| χ | chi (ch pronounced as k, long i) |
time-dependent portion of the electron wave function,
number of degrees of freedom
|
| Δ | Delta | finite change |
| ε | epsilon |
electrical permittivity,
efficiency
|
| γ | gamma | photon,
ratio of specific heat at constant pressure to specific heat at constant volume
|
| κ | kappa |
dielectric constant,
polytropic index
|
| λ | lambda |
linear charge density,
wavelength
|
| μ | mu | micro,
coefficient of friction,
magnetic moment,
magnetic permeability,
linear mass density
|
| ν | nu (pronounced new) |
frequency,
molar volume
|
| ω | omega (e pronounced as long a) |
angular velocity,
angular frequency
|
| Ω | omega |
Ohms,
number of accessible states
|
| φ | phi | an angle,
phase angle,
work function
|
| Φ | phi |
electric flux,
magnetic flux
|
| π | pi (long i) | number of radians in 180 degrees |
| ψ | psi (long i) |
electron wave function
|
| ρ | rho (pronounced row) | density,
volume charge density,
electrical resistivity
|
| σ | sigma |
surface charge density,
electrical conductivity,
Stefan-Boltzmann constant,
standard deviation
|
| Σ | sigma | Sum |
| τ | tau |
torque,
time constant
|
| θ | theta | an angle |
