The Anatomy of a Physical Expression

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The Anatomy of a Physical Expression, is simply put, a product of factors.

More specifically, a physical expression is a product of factors, each with their own distinct role in defining a property of a physical system. These factors come in several types:

  1. Constants
  2. Coefficients
  3. Quantities
  4. Proximities
  5. Dislocations
  6. Directions


Definition

Constant (or 1) × Coefficient (or 1) × Quantity (or 1) × Proximity (or 1) × Dislocation (or 1) × Direction (or 1)

Constants

  • μ0 = Magnetic Permeability of Free Space
  • ϵ0 = Electric Permittivity of Free Space
  • kB = Boltzmann's constant
  • α = Fine Structure Constant
  • c = Speed of Light
  • G = Gravitational Constant

Coefficients

  • μr = Relative Magnetic Permeability of Free Space
  • ϵr = Relative Electric Permittivity of Free Space

Quantities

  • q = point charge
  • λq = linear charge density (for continuous charge)
  • σq = surface charge density (for continuous charge)
  • ρq = volume charge density (for continuous charge)
  • m = mass
  • ρ = volume mass density

Proximities

  • 1|rr| = inverse of the magnitude of the separation between positions r and r
  • 1|rr|2 = inverse square of the magnitude of the separation between positions r and r

Dislocations

  • ˆx = position
  • ˆv = velocity
  • ˆa = acceleration
  • r = position of a charge q at time t, when it receives a light signal from q that was emitted earlier at time t=t|rr|/c
  • drdt = velocity of a charge q at time t, when it receives a light signal from q that was emitted earlier at time t=t|rr|/c
  • d2rdt2 = acceleration of a charge q at time t, when it receives a light signal from q that was emitted earlier at time t=t|rr|/c
  • r = position a charge q was at the retarded time t=t|rr|/c, when it emitted a light signal which has now reached q at position r and time t
  • drdt = velocity a charge q was at the retarded time t=t|rr|/c, when it emitted a light signal which has now reached q at position r and time t
  • d2rdt2 = acceleration a charge q was at the retarded time t=t|rr|/c, when it emitted a light signal which has now reached q at position r and time t

Directions

  • ˆx = position unit vector
  • ˆv = velocity unit vector
  • ˆa = acceleration unit vector
  • ˆr = position unit vector of q
  • ˆ˙r = velocity unit vector of q
  • ˆ¨r = acceleration unit vector of q
  • ^r = position unit vector of q
  • ^˙r = velocity unit vector of q
  • ^¨r = acceleration unit vector of q

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