I’ve spent all morning mesmerized by these videos—created by a bunch of extremely smart people at the University of Nottingham—which explain the most common symbols in physics and astronomy ...

The symbols and mathematical operations used in the laws of physics follow a pattern that could reveal something fundamental about the universe. ... Sign up to our weekly newsletter.

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry has approved the name and symbols for four elements: nihonium (Nh), moscovium (Mc), tennessine (Ts), and oganesson (Og), respectively for ...

In physics, why are only Greek letters such as delta, sigma, gamma, etc. used as symbols? It is to honour the Greek language. The Greek alphabet, which has been in use since about 9 B.C., was the ...