List of Common Physics Abbreviations
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[edit] Latin Characters
A = area or Magnetic vector potential
a = acceleration
B = the magnetic field or the Wien displacement law constant
b = base
C = A constant
c = speed of light (in a vacuum), speed of sound, or specific heat capacity
E = energy
F = force
f = friction
g = standardised sea level acceleration due to gravity on Earth
h = height
I = electric current
K = the Boltzmann constant, the spring constant in Hooke's law, thermal conductivity, or wavenumber.
L = angular momentum
l = length or slant height
m = mass
P = power, pressure, or perimeter
p = momentum
Q = electric charge
r = radius
s = speed or displacement
T = temperature or period
t = time
U = energy (uncommonly used)
v = velocity
W = mechanical work
w = width
x = the unknown or displacement
[edit] Greek Characters
μ = the coefficient of friction
π = 3.14... (irrational number)
ρ = density
τ = torque
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