Pronouncing Subscripts in General Relativity

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In General Relativity, the subscripts of the tensors G and T are represented by the Greek letters μ (mu) and ν (nu). The standard American English pronunciations for these letters are "mew" or "myew" for μ and "new" or "nyew" for ν. A YouTube resource is available for auditory reference on these pronunciations.

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In General Relativity, the subscripts of G and T are u-ish and v. How do we say them?
 
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They are the Greek letters mu and nu. In American English, they are typically pronounced:

μ - mew or myew
ν - new or nyew

Here is a YouTube where you can hear them pronounced.
 
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