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  2. Phi - Wikipedia

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    Internal or effective angle of friction. In cartography and navigation, ɸ denotes latitude; likewise, in geodesy it denotes geodetic latitude. In aircraft flight mechanics as the symbol for bank angle (sometimes represented with the letter theta, which is also used for pitch angle). The work function of a surface, in solid-state physics.

  3. Greek letters used in mathematics, science, and engineering

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    the golden ratio 1.618... in mathematics, art, and architecture; Euler's totient function in number theory; the argument of a complex number in mathematics; the value of a plane angle in physics and mathematics; the angle to the z axis in spherical coordinates (mathematics) epoch or phase difference between two waves or vectors

  4. Lagrangian mechanics - Wikipedia

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    Using the spherical coordinates (r, θ, φ) as commonly used in physics (ISO 80000-2:2019 convention), where r is the radial distance to origin, θ is polar angle (also known as colatitude, zenith angle, normal angle, or inclination angle), and φ is the azimuthal angle, the Lagrangian for a central potential is = (˙ + ˙ + ⁡ ˙) ().

  5. Friction - Wikipedia

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    Fluid friction describes the friction between layers of a viscous fluid that are moving relative to each other. [7] [8] Lubricated friction is a case of fluid friction where a lubricant fluid separates two solid surfaces. [9] [10] [11] Skin friction is a component of drag, the force resisting the motion of a fluid across the surface of a body.

  6. List of common physics notations - Wikipedia

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    coefficient of friction: unitless (dynamic) viscosity (also ) pascal second (Pa⋅s) permeability (electromagnetism) henry per meter (H/m) reduced mass: kilogram (kg) Standard gravitational parameter: cubic meter per second squared mu nought Vacuum permeability or the magnetic constant

  7. Tractrix - Wikipedia

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    In geometry, a tractrix (from Latin trahere 'to pull, drag'; plural: tractrices) is the curve along which an object moves, under the influence of friction, when pulled on a horizontal plane by a line segment attached to a pulling point (the tractor) that moves at a right angle to the initial line between the object and the puller at an ...

  8. Friction angle - Wikipedia

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    Pages for logged out editors learn more. Contributions; Talk; Friction angle

  9. Capstan equation - Wikipedia

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    where is the applied tension on the line, is the resulting force exerted at the other side of the capstan, is the coefficient of friction between the rope and capstan materials, and is the total angle swept by all turns of the rope, measured in radians (i.e., with one full turn the angle =).