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June 2009

Fluid Dynamics Notation

Please note the style followed in Physical Review E for fluid dynamics notation.

The following double-letter symbols are acceptable and should be defined at their first occurrence; they are set roman:

AlAlfvén number
BiBiot
CaCapillary
CoCowling
DeDeborah
EcEckert
EuEuler
FoFourier
FrFroude
GrGrashof
HaHartmann
KnKnudsen
LeLewis
MaMach
NuNusselt
PePéclet
PrPrandtl
RaRayleigh
ReReynolds
RiRichardson
RmMagnetic Reynolds
ScSchmidt
SrStrouhal
StStefan, Stanton
TaTaylor
UrUrsell
WeWeber