Surface Charge Density - notation used

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ZedCar

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Apr 5, 2013

Surface charge density is denoted with a lower case sigma: σ

Though sometimes I also see it denoted as σ with a subscript 0.

What is the difference in these notations?

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ZedCar

Apr 9, 2013

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Surface Charge Density - notation used

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