frequency derivations

  1. frequency from wavelength

    symbol description unit variable name
    \(c\) speed of light \(\frac{m}{s}\)  
    \(\lambda\) wavelength \(m\) wavelength {:}
    \(\nu\) frequency \(Hz\) frequency {:}

    The pattern : for the first dimensions can represent {spectral}, {time}, {time,spectral}, or no dimensions at all.

    \[\nu = \frac{c}{\lambda}\]
  2. frequency from wavenumber

    symbol description unit variable name
    \(c\) speed of light \(\frac{m}{s}\)  
    \(\nu\) frequency \(Hz\) frequency {:}
    \(\tilde{\nu}\) wavenumber \(\frac{1}{m}\) wavenumber {:}

    The pattern : for the first dimensions can represent {spectral}, {time}, {time,spectral}, or no dimensions at all.

    \[\nu = c\tilde{\nu}\]