Appendix E

THE GREEK ALPHABET

Letter Capital Lowercase Used to Designate

Alpha A a Area, angles, coefficients

Beta B b Angles, coefficients, flux density
Gamma G g Specific gravity, conductivity
Delta D d Density, variation
Epsilon E e Base of natural logarithms
Zeta Z z Coefficients, coordinates, impedance
Eta H h Efficiency, hysteresis coefficient
Theta V v Phase angle, temperature
Iota I i
Kappa K k Dielectric constant, susceptibility
Lambda L l Wavelength
Mu M m Amplification factor, micro,
permeability
Nu N n Reluctivity
Xi Y y
Omicron O o
Pi P p 3.1416
Rho R r Resistivity
Sigma  j Summation
Tau T t Time constant
Upsilon  v
Phi  f Angles, magnetic flux
Chi X x
Psi W w Dielectric flux, phase difference
Omega q Ohms, angular velocity

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