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Physical Constants, Variables, and Model Parameters
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 Physical Constants:  | 
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 <math>~c</math>  | 
  
 Speed of light; Authoritative Value  | 
  
 x0063  | 
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 <math>~G</math>  | 
  
 Newtonian gravitational constant; Authoritative Value  | 
  
 x0047  | 
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 <math>~h</math>  | 
  
 Planck constant; Authoritative Value  | 
  
 x0068  | 
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 <math>~k</math>  | 
  
 Boltzmann constant; Authoritative Value  | 
  
 x006B  | 
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 <math>~N_A</math>  | 
  
 Avogadro constant; Authoritative Value  | 
  
 
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 <math>~m_e</math>  | 
  
 Electron mass; Authoritative Value  | 
  
 
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 <math>~m_p</math>  | 
  
 Proton mass; Authoritative Value  | 
  
 
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 <math>~\Re</math>  | 
  
 Gas constant = <math>~k</math><math>~N_A</math> = 1.007276 <math>~k</math>/<math>~m_p</math>; Authoritative Value  | 
  
 x211C  | 
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 <math>~A_\mathrm{F}</math>  | 
  
 Characteristic Fermi pressure;   | 
  
 
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 <math>~B_\mathrm{F}</math>  | 
  
 Characteristic Fermi density; 
<math>\frac{B_\mathrm{F}}{\mu_e} \equiv \frac{8\pi m_p}{3} \biggl( \frac{m_e c}{h} \biggr)^3 = 9.81011\times 10^{5}~\mathrm{g}~\mathrm{cm}^{-3}</math>  | 
  
 
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 <math>~a_\mathrm{rad}</math>  | 
  
 Radiation constant;    
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 <math>~n_g</math>  | 
  
 Number density; units of "1/volume"  | 
  
 x004E  | 
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 <math>~\rho</math>  | 
  
 Mass density; units of "mass/volume"  | 
  
 x03C1  | 
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 <math>~V</math>  | 
  
 Specific Volume = 1/<math>~\rho</math>; units of "volume/mass"  | 
  
 x0056  | 
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 <math>~\Phi</math>  | 
  
 Newtonian gravitational potential; units of "energy/mass" or "velocity-squared"  | 
  
 x03A6  | 
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 <math>~H</math>  | 
  
 Enthalpy; units of "energy/mass" or "velocity-squared"  | 
  
 x0048  | 
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 <math>~P</math>  | 
  
 Pressure; units of "force/area" or "energy/volume"  | 
  
 x0050  | 
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 <math>~\epsilon</math>  | 
  
 Specific internal energy; units of "energy/mass" or "velocity-squared"  | 
  
 x03B5  | 
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 <math>~s</math>  | 
  
 Specific entropy;  | 
  
 x0073  | 
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 <math>~t</math>  | 
  
 Time  | 
  
 x0074  | 
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 <math>~T</math>  | 
  
 Temperature; units of "Kelvin"  | 
  
 x0054  | 
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 <math>~\vec{v}</math>  | 
  
 Euclidean 3-space velocity vector; units of "length/time"  | 
  
 
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 <math>~\vec{x}</math>  | 
  
 Euclidean 3-space position vector  | 
  
 
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 Model Parameters:  | 
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 <math>~\gamma_\mathrm{g}</math>  | 
  
 Adiabatic Index (or Ratio of Specific Heats); dimensionless Wikipedia Discussion  | 
  
 
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 <math>~\bar{\mu}</math>  | 
  
 Mean molecular weight; dimensionless  | 
  
 x03BC  | 
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 <math>~n</math>  | 
  
 Polytropic Index; dimensionless Wikipedia Discussion  | 
  
 x006E  | 
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 <math>~K_\mathrm{n}</math>  | 
  
 Polytropic Constant; dimensions depend on choice of <math>~n</math> Wikipedia Discussion  | 
  
 
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