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Physical Variables and Constants

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Symbol	Definition	Template_Name	Unicode
Physical Constants:
<math>~G</math>	Newtonian gravitational constant;    Authoritative Value	C_GravitationalConstant	x0047
<math>~k</math>	Boltzmann constant;    Authoritative Value	C_BoltzmannConstant	x006B
<math>~m_p</math>	Proton mass;    Authoritative Value	C_ProtonMass
<math>~\Re</math>	Gas constant = <math>~k</math>/<math>~m_p</math>;    Authoritative Value	C_GasConstant	x211C
Variables:
<math>~n_g</math>	Number density;    units of "1/volume"	VAR_NumberDensity01	x004E
<math>~\rho</math>	Mass density;    units of "mass/volume"	VAR_Density01	x03C1
<math>~V</math>	Specific Volume = 1/<math>~\rho</math>;    units of "volume/mass"	VAR_SpecificVolume01	x0056
<math>~\Phi</math>	Newtonian gravitational potential;    units of "energy/mass" or "velocity-squared"	VAR_NewtonianPotential01	x03A6
<math>~P</math>	Pressure;    units of "force/area" or "energy/volume"	VAR_Pressure01	x0050
<math>~\epsilon</math>	Specific internal energy;    units of "energy/mass" or "velocity-squared"	VAR_SpecificInternalEnergy01	x03B5
<math>~t</math>	Time	VAR_Time01	x0074
<math>~T</math>	Temperature;    units of "Kelvin"	VAR_Temperature01	x0054
<math>~\vec{v}</math>	Euclidean 3-space velocity vector;    units of "length/time"	VAR_VelocityVector01
<math>~\vec{x}</math>	Euclidean 3-space position vector	VAR_PositionVector01
Model Parameters:
<math>~\gamma_\mathrm{g}</math>	Adiabatic Index (or Ratio of Specific Heats); dimensionless    Authoritative Discussion	MP_AdiabaticIndex
<math>~\bar{\mu}</math>	Mean molecular weight; dimensionless	MP_MeanMolecularWeight	x03BC
<math>~n</math>	Polytropic Index; dimensionless    Authoritative Discussion	MP_PolytropicIndex	x006E
<math>~K_\mathrm{n}</math>	Polytropic Constant; dimensions depend on choice of <math>~n</math>	MP_PolytropicConstant

 

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