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Subject: Re: Omega
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 11:57:21 +0100
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On 30/06/2024 8:44 am, Cursitor Doom wrote:
> Gentlemen,
> 
> For more decades than I care to remember, I've been using formulae
> such as Xc= 1/2pifL, Xl=2pifC, Fo=1/2pisqrtLC and such like without
> even giving a thought as to how omega gets involved in so many aspects
> of RF.  BTW, that's a lower-case, small omega meaning
> 2*pi*the-frequency-of-interest rather than the large Omega which is
> already reserved for Ohms. How does it keep cropping up? What's so
> special about the constant 6.283 and from what is it derived?
> Just curious...


Watch this (your question is addressed at 2:07)

<https://youtu.be/Vv2W5vJFqFo?si=eX3ZONUzzpNNxGtg>

piglet