What Are the Names of These Four Equations?

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The discussion revolves around identifying the names of four specific equations found in a paper related to optics. Participants express varying opinions on the importance of naming equations and the significance of understanding their components.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant seeks the names of four equations but provides no context beyond their appearance in a paper.
  • Another participant questions whether every equation has a name, suggesting that the name may not be crucial for understanding the equations.
  • A different participant requests access to the paper to provide better assistance, noting that equations may not have specific names.
  • One participant expresses a belief that every equation should have a name and shares that the equations are from a paper about optics, indicating a desire to derive and understand them better.
  • Another participant emphasizes that understanding the significance of each symbol in the equations is more important than knowing their names.

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Participants do not reach a consensus on whether equations should have names or the relevance of naming them. Multiple views are presented regarding the importance of understanding the equations versus knowing their names.

Contextual Notes

There is an indication that the equations may lack widely recognized names, and the discussion is limited by the absence of the original paper, which could provide necessary context.

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i have this 4 equations but don't know there names. I found them in a paper but without any information.
the equations are

1--##R.P=\frac{8}{\Theta}##

2--##D=f\sqrt{8(1-\frac{m\lambda}{2nd})}##

3--##V=\frac{2R}{1+R^{2}}##

4--##I_{sp}=\frac{8}{\pi^{2}}I_o##

i would be grateful is someone can tell me their names ( if you remember them )
 
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Do you think that every equation have a name?
Very few do and the name is not really relevant for the understanding.
It does not matter what you call them. You should try to understand what they mean.
 
Pual Black said:
i have this 4 equations but don't know there names. I found them in a paper but without any information.
the equations are

1--##R.P=\frac{8}{\Theta}##

2--##D=f\sqrt{8(1-\frac{m\lambda}{2nd})}##

3--##V=\frac{2R}{1+R^{2}}##

4--##I_{sp}=\frac{8}{\pi^{2}}I_o##

i would be grateful is someone can tell me their names ( if you remember them )
Well it would help a lot if we could see the paper. Is it available via an on-line link? Is it copyrighted?

And as already said, they may not have names per se.
 
yes you are right but i thought every equation should have a name. Look like i was wrong.
anyway these equation are from a paper about optics.
i wanted there names so i can derive them and use them in a better way if i know where they come from. Yes i will get them in the next weeks from the prof. but i thought it would be a good idea to look them from now and be prepared for them.
i tried to write these equations in google but with no results.
 
It's not the name that will help you to derive them. The first thing to know is the significance of each symbol in the equation.
Any serious paper or book will give the meaning of the symbols right after the first time they show up. Unless there is a table with all the symbols at the end or beginning (for books).
 

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