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A number that is not part of any friendly pair is called solitary. The abundancy index of n is the rational number σ(n) / n, in which σ denotes the sum of divisors function. A number n is a friendly number if there exists m ≠ n such that σ(m) / m = σ(n) / n. Abundancy is not the same as abundance, which is defined as σ(n) − 2n.
Arrhenius number = Svante Arrhenius: chemistry (ratio of activation energy to thermal energy) [1] Atomic weight: M: chemistry (mass of one atom divided by the atomic mass constant, 1 Da) Bodenstein number: Bo or Bd
Wick's theorem is a method of reducing high-order derivatives to a combinatorics problem. [1] It is named after Italian physicist Gian Carlo Wick. [2] It is used extensively in quantum field theory to reduce arbitrary products of creation and annihilation operators to sums of products of pairs of these operators.
This theorem is also particularly important in particle physics, where it is known as Wick's theorem after the work of Wick (1950). [1] Other applications include the analysis of portfolio returns, [2] quantum field theory [3] and generation of colored noise. [4]
In physics, there are equations in every field to relate physical quantities to each other and perform calculations. Entire handbooks of equations can only summarize most of the full subject, else are highly specialized within a certain field. Physics is derived of formulae only.
where n > 1 is an integer and p, q, r are prime numbers, then 2 n × p × q and 2 n × r are a pair of amicable numbers. This formula gives the pairs (220, 284) for n = 2, (17296, 18416) for n = 4, and (9363584, 9437056) for n = 7, but no other such pairs are known. Numbers of the form 3 × 2 n − 1 are known as Thabit numbers.
In physics, a couple is a system of forces with a resultant (a.k.a. net or sum) moment of force but no resultant force. [1]A more descriptive term is force couple or pure moment.
The self-linking number obtained by moving vertically (along the blackboard framing) is known as Kauffman's self-linking number. The linking number is defined for two linked circles; given three or more circles, one can define the Milnor invariants , which are a numerical invariant generalizing linking number.