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Symbol Name Meaning alpha angular acceleration beta velocity in terms of the speed of light c Lorentz factor photon gamma gamma ray shear strain Heat capacity ratio a change in a variable (e.g. ) delta Laplace operator delta displacement (usually small) permittivity epsilon strain energy efficiency eta coefficient of viscosity also called simply viscosity theta angular displacement torsion coefficient "appa also called torsion constant cosmological constant lambda #avelength magnetic moment coefficient of friction mu dynamic viscosity permeability (electromagnetism) frequency nu "inematic viscosity omega ohm omega angular frequency mass density usually simply called density free electric charge density) rho not including dipole charges bound in a material resistivity sigma summation operator electrical conductivity sigma normal stress torque tau shear stress time constant phi field strength SI Unit of Measure radian per second squared (rad/s) unitless unitless

unitless (1) unitless

farad per meter ( /m) unitless unitless pascal second (!a s) radian (rad) ne#ton meter per radian ($ m/rad) per second squared (s%&) meter (m) ampere square meter (' m)

hertz (Hz)

radian per second (rad/s) "ilogram per cubic meter ("g/m() coulomb per cubic meter (*/m()

ne#ton meter ($ m) s unit varies depending on conte+t

magnetic flu+ phi electric potential pi ,.1-1./... (irrational number) psi #ave function zeta damping ratio

unitless unitless