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- •Корректор в.А. Дружинина
- •141700, Московская обл., г. Долгопрудный, Институтский пер., 9
- •Appendices Appendix 1 Expressions
- •Appendix 2 Abbreviations Used in Science
- •Appendix 3 Latin Words and Abbreviations
- •Appendix 4 Mathematical Symbols
- •Appendix 5 Numerical Expressions
- •Appendix 6 Reading Mathematical Symbols
- •Appendix 7 Measurements (Inantimate)
- •Appendix 8 Weights and Measures
- •Appendix 9 Quantities, Units and Symbols
- •Appendix 10 Letters Used as Symbols for Quantities
- •Appendix 11
- •Important Values, Constants and Standards
- •Appendix 12 Greek Alphabet
- •Appendix 13 List of Chemical Elements
- •Appendix 14 Reading Chemical Formulas
- •Appendix 15 Thermal Expansion, Temperature
- •Appendix 16 List of International Words
Appendix 10 Letters Used as Symbols for Quantities
Letter |
Quality
|
A |
area, mass number |
a |
acceleration |
В |
magnetic flux density |
b |
breadth |
C |
capacitance, heat capacity |
с |
specific heat capacity, velocity of e.m. waves in vacuum, critical angle |
d |
relative density, thickness, distance apart |
E
|
energy, electric field strength, electromotive force. Ek kinetic energy, Ep potential energy, E0peak e.m.f. |
e |
charge on electron (or proton), an electron |
F |
Faraday constant, force |
f |
frequency, focal length |
G |
free energy (ΔG), conductance |
g |
acceleration due to gravity |
H |
magnetic field strength, magnetizing force, heat of reaction (ΔH) |
h |
height |
I |
intensity of radiation, electric current |
a |
peak current |
i |
angle of incidence |
k |
a constant |
L |
self-inductance, latent heat, Avogadro constant |
Lm |
molar latent heat |
I |
length, specific latent heat |
M |
mutual inductance, molar solution |
т |
mass, electromagnetic moment, magnification |
N |
number of molecules, neutron number |
NA |
Avogadro constant |
N |
a number, refractive index, number of moles, a neutron |
P |
power |
p |
pressure, order of a spectrum, a proton |
Q |
electric charge |
q |
quantity of heat |
R |
resistance |
RA |
anode slope resistance, molar gas constant |
r |
angle of refraction, gas constant (nR), radius |
s |
distance along a path, slit separation |
Т |
period, thermodynamic (absolute) temperature, torque, tension, turns ratio |
t |
time |
ts |
half-life |
u |
initial velocity, velocity of molecules, object distance |
V |
volume, electrical potential, potential difference |
Vm |
molar volume |
V |
velocity, image distance, velocity of sound |
W |
weight |
w |
work |
X |
reactance |
z |
atomic number |
z |
charge on ion, electrochemical equivalent |
α |
an angle |
Δ |
an increment (finite) |
ε |
permittivity |
η |
efficiency |
θ |
temperature (Celsius), temperature difference, an angle, Bragg angle |
λ |
wavelength, decay constant |
μ |
permeability, amplification factor |
π |
ratio of circumference to diameter of circle |
ρ |
density, resistivity |
Ф |
magnetic flux |
φ |
an angle |
ω |
angular velocity |