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THE GEOMETRY OF STATIC FIELDS

Appendix B Notation

Symbol Description Location
\(\frac{dy}{dx}\) Leibniz notation for derivative Notation 5.2.1
\(y^\prime\) Lagrange notation for derivative (w.r.t. \(x\)) Notation 5.2.1
\(\dot{y}\) Newton notation for derivative (w.r.t. \(t\)) Notation 5.2.1
\(\delta_{ij}\) the Kronecker Delta Definition 8.1.1
\(\Theta(x)\) the step function (alternatively, theta or Heaviside function) Definition 8.3.1
\(\delta(x)\) the Dirac delta function (alternatively, distribution) Definition 8.4.1