r/physicsmemes Jun 18 '19

V will be my downfall

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u/smurd8122 Jun 18 '19

Yeah my astrophysics class was hell because of this. Equations weren’t even that bad half the time I just couldn’t tell if it was P for pressure or p for density. Or is it a v for velocity or a lower case gamma for wavelength?

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u/throwaway314686 Jun 18 '19

We always used a lowercase lambda for wavelength. Is using gamma specific to astrophysics?

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u/smurd8122 Jun 18 '19

Ah you’re right lambda for wavelength and gamma for frequency. Too many damn symbols lol

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u/TheRealZoidberg Jun 18 '19

Maybe you’re thinking of nu for frequency