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This is a contributed topic entry (in progress) listing notations of fundamental quantities and observables in physics, as well as a listing of related notations of mathematical concepts employed in mathematical physics and physical mathematics.

Notations of Fundamental Physical Quantities, Observables and Related Mathematical Concepts[edit | edit source]

\subsubsection{A List of Notations for Fundamental Quantities, Observables Functions, Operators, Tensors and Matrices in Physics}

  1. in a system # or (Relative) reference frame # or (relative to a system of reference or coordinate system)
  2. between two points of relative positions and
  3. (for example in a solid)
  4. of a Fluid
  5. (relative to a system of reference )
  6. {\mathbf v} or in Newtonian mechanics # observable or, respectively operator in theoretical and quantum physics
  7. in classical mechanics and relativity theories.
  8. in quantum mechanics, QFT, etc.
  9. quantities
  10. in general relativity # (term coined by Thomas Young in 1807)
  11. or Schr\"odinger operator #
  12. Failed to parse (unknown function "\F"): {\displaystyle \F = \, Flavor \, Quantum \, numbers}
  13. (in QCD)
  14. particle #
  15. and \htmladdnormallink{spin {http://planetphysics.us/encyclopedia/QuarkAntiquarkPair.html} Operator}
  16. Failed to parse (unknown function "\E"): {\displaystyle \E \, or\, \mu = \, Electrochemical Potential}
  17. Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "http://localhost:6011/en.wikiversity.org/v1/":): {\displaystyle \L = \, Mechanical \, Work}
  18. (Thermodynamic state function)
  19. Failed to parse (unknown function "\A"): {\displaystyle \A =\, Abelian \, category}
  20. Failed to parse (unknown function "\G"): {\displaystyle \G = \, Groupoid}
  21. K
  22. L

Fundamental Constants in Physics[edit | edit source]

  • in vacuum
  • , or electrical permitivity of vacuum
  • of vacuum
  • constant
  • constant
  • Electron mass (at rest),
  • Proton mass (at rest)
  • Fine-structure constant , , is the emf coupling constant (that characterizes the strength of the electromagnetic interaction); (i.e., approximately )
  • Neutrino masses (at rest),
  • Electron charge,
  • Electron Magnetic Moment,
  • Proton Magnetic Moment,
  • neutron Magnetic Moment,
  • Gyromagnetic Ratios of nucleons or Nuclei,
  • gyromagnetic ratio of the Electron,
  • Gyromagnetic Ratio of the Muon,
  • (introduced by Einstein in Relativity Theory)
  • C
  • D
  • E