Calligraphic symbols
A, B , C, D . . . Liquid drop model coefficients F . . . Helmholtz free energy of a population G . . . Gibbs free energy of a population M . . . Number of atoms in a molecule N . . . Number of particles
P . . . Probability R . . . Rotational energy S . . . Entropy
T . . . Translational energy V . . . Vibrational energy Z . . . Zeldovich factor Greek symbols
α . . . Evaporation rate coefficient β . . . Collision rate coefficient ΔG . . . Formation free energy ΔH . . . Latent heat of transition δT . . . Temperature fluctuation ΔL . . . Lindemann index δT . . . Tolman length
ε . . . Lennard-Jones energy parameter ε0 . . . Vacuum permittivity
Γ . . . Gamma function
γ . . . Surface tension of the cluster-vapour interface γsl . . . Solid-liquid surface tension
Λ . . . de Broglie wavelength μ . . . Reduced mass ν . . . Interaction exponent Ω . . . Collision cross section ω . . . Vibrational frequency ρ . . . Density
σ . . . Lennard-Jones distance parameter σr . . . Symmetry number
Θ . . . Normalisation factor for equilibrium cluster distribution Roman symbols
F . . . Force p . . . Momentum
A . . . Interaction coefficient An . . . Surface area of ann-cluster B . . . Impact parameter
b . . . Energy fluctuation as a result of collisions d . . . Sink coefficient
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drot . . . Rotational degrees of freedom E . . . Energy
Ec . . . Configurational energy F . . . Helmholtz free energy f . . . Distribution function G . . . Gibbs free energy
g . . . Melting point depression coefficient H . . . Hamiltonian
h . . . Planck constant I . . . Flux
i, j, k . . . General indices
Ixx . . . Principal moment of inertia about the x-axis J . . . Nucleation rate
K . . . Transition rate kB . . . Boltzmann constant L . . . Angular momentum m . . . Monomer type mi . . . Mass of particlei N . . . Number density n . . . Cluster size n∗ . . . Critical cluster size P . . . Pressure
Pd . . . Decay probability Pg . . . Growth probability Q . . . Partial charge q . . . Excess energy R . . . Gas constant r . . . Distance or radius S . . . Saturation ratio s . . . Source coefficient T . . . Temperature t . . . Time
Tm . . . Melting temperature U . . . Potential energy Ueff . . . Effective potential V . . . Volume
v . . . Velocity
w . . . Number of carrier gas collisions between the size-changing events Z . . . Partition function of a population
z . . . Partition function erf . . . Error function
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