Latin Characters
| Symbol | Meaning | SI Unit of Measure |
|---|---|---|
| area | ||
| magnetic vector potential | ||
| Amplitude | ||
| acceleration | meter per second squared (m/s²) or (ms−2) | |
| magnetic flux density also called the magnetic field density or magnetic induction |
tesla (T), or equivalently, weber per square meter (Wb/m²) |
|
| capacitance | Farad | |
| heat capacity | ||
| constant of integration | varied depending on context | |
| speed of light (in a vacuum) | Meters per Second (m/s) | |
| speed of sound | Meters per Second (m/s) | |
| specific heat capacity | ||
| viscous damping coefficient | kilograms per second | |
| electric displacement field also called the electric flux density |
coulomb per square meter (C/m²) | |
| distance | meter (m) | |
| impact parameter | meter (m) | |
| diameter | ||
| differential (e.g. ) | ||
| differential vector element of surface area A, with infinitesimally small magnitude and direction normal to surface S |
square meter (m²) | |
| differential element of volume V enclosed by surface S | cubic meter (m³) | |
| electric field | volt per meter (V/m) | |
| energy | joule (J) | |
| eccentricity | unitless | |
| 2.71828... (base of the natural logarithm), electron, elementary charge | ||
| force | newton (N) | |
| frequency | hertz (Hz) | |
| function | ||
| friction | ||
| the gravitational constant | newton meter squared per kilogram squared (N m²/kg²) | |
| acceleration due to gravity | ||
| magnetic field strength also called just magnetic field |
ampere per meter (A/m) | |
| Hamiltonian | joule (J) | |
| height | ||
| Planck's constant | joule second (J s) | |
| reduced Planck's constant | joule second (J s) | |
| action | joule second (J s) | |
| intensity | watt per square meter (W/m²) | |
| sound intensity | watt per square meter (W/m²) | |
| electric current | ampere (A) | |
| moment of inertia | ||
| Cartesian x-axis basis unit vector | unitless | |
| intensity | watt per square meter (W/m²) | |
| imaginary unit | ||
| free current density, not including polarization or magnetization currents bound in a material |
ampere per square meter (A/m²) | |
| Cartesian y-axis basis unit vector | unitless | |
| kinetic energy | joule (J) | |
| Cartesian z-axis basis unit vector | unitless | |
| Boltzmann constant | joule per kelvin (J/K) | |
| wavenumber | ||
| inductance | henry (H) | |
| luminosity | watt (W) | |
| angular momentum | newton metre seconds (N·m·s or kg·m2s−1) | |
| length | ||
| magnetization | ampere per meter (A/m) | |
| moment of force often simply called moment or torque |
newton meter (N m) | |
| mass | kilogram (kg) | |
| normal vector | unit varies depending on context | |
| atomic number | unitless | |
| refractive index | unitless | |
| principal quantum number | unitless | |
| power | watt (W) | |
| momentum | kilogram meter per second (kg m/s) | |
| pressure | pascal (Pa) | |
| Electric Charge | coulomb (C) | |
| Heat | joule (J) | |
| electric charge | coulomb (C) | |
| Electrical resistance | ohm (Ω) | |
| Ricci tensor | unitless | |
| radiancy | ||
| radius of rotation or distance between two things such as the masses in Newton's law of universal gravitation | meter (m) | |
| radius vector (position) | ||
| surface area | m2 | |
| entropy | J/K | |
| action | ||
| arc length | meter (m) | |
| displacement | ||
| period | second (s) | |
| Thermodynamic Temperature also called absolute temperature |
kelvin (K) | |
| time | second (s) | |
| four-velocity | meter per second (m/s) | |
| potential energy | joule (J) | |
| internal energy | joule (J) | |
| relativistic mass | kilogram (kg) | |
| energy density | joule per cubic meter (J/m³) or joule per kilogram (J/kg) depending on the context | |
| voltage also called electric potential difference |
volt (V) | |
| volume | m3 | |
| shear force | ||
| velocity | meter per second (m/s) | |
| mechanical work | joule | |
| width | m | |
| a generic unknown | varied depending on context | |
| displacement | ||
| Electrical impedance |
Read more about this topic: List Of Common Physics Notations
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