lambda
Represents a wavelength in physics or an anonymous function in computer science and mathematics.
Overview
A versatile symbol with significant importance across multiple scientific and mathematical domains.
- Commonly used in physics to denote wavelength in electromagnetic radiation and wave mechanics.
- Essential in functional programming and lambda calculus to represent anonymous functions or abstractions.
- Appears frequently in probability theory to denote the rate parameter in Poisson distributions.
- Used in linear algebra for eigenvalues and in quantum mechanics for decay constants.
- Serves as a parameter in various mathematical models and statistical distributions.
Examples
Defining a wavelength in physics equations.
\lambda = \frac{c}{f}Representing the decay constant in exponential decay.
N(t) = N_0e^{-\lambda t}Using lambda as a parameter in eigenvalue equations.
Av = \lambda v