List of Symbols 



GREEK LETTERS USED AS SYMBOLS 



a — alpha — a radiated particle (Ch. 4, 5, 9); degree of ionization (Ch. 8); 



state of cell division (Ch. 9); membrane penetration rate in (Ch. 10). 

 /?— beta — a radiated particle (Ch. 4, 5, and 9); membrane penetration 



rate out (Ch. 10). 

 7 — gamma — ratio of specific heats measured under constant pressure and 



constant volume (Ch. 3); radiated electromagnetic radiation (Ch. 4, 5, 



and 9). 

 <5 — small delta — a small, measureable length (Ch. 1). 

 A— capital delta— 'a little bit of" (Ax, Ay, AS, AH, AF, etc.). 

 e — epsilon — dielectric constant (Ch. 2); incremental energy (Ch. 4). 

 7] — eta — viscosity (Ch. 8); the neutrino (Ch. 5). 

 r] Q — eta subscript zero — viscosity of solvent (Ch. 8). 

 [77] — eta in square brackets — intrinsic viscosity (Ch. 8). 

 6 — small theta — scattering angle (Ch. 4). 

 K — capital kappa — specific conductivity of a solution (Ch. 8). 

 A — small lambda — usually a decay constant (Ch. 5); a wavelength (Ch. 



3); jump distance (Ch. 8). 

 A — capital lambda — equivalent conductance (Ch. 8). 

 A - — equivalent conductance at infinite dilution (Ch. 8); a nuclear particle 



(Ch.4). 

 p. — small mu — mesons (Ch. 4); free energy per mole ("chemical po- 

 tential") (Ch. 7). 

 v — small nu — frequency (Ch. 4). 

 7r — small pi — the constant circumference/diameter of a circle; osmotic 



pressure (Ch. 2 and Ch. 6); pion (Ch. 4). 

 p — small rho — density (Ch. 2). 



p — small rho overscored — ratio of densities of solvent to solute (Ch. 6). 

 a — small sigma — standard deviation (Ch. 1); Stefan's constant (Ch. 8); 



specific radiation sensitivity (Ch. 9). 

 2 — capital sigma — a fermion (Ch. 4); a type of bond (Ch. 4); see also 



below, 

 r — small tau — transmission coefficient. 

 — small phi — fluidity (Ch. 8); a dependent variable. 



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