I just finished watching the movie "Hidden Figures" and noticed this rather odd notation on the chalkboard:
What does it mean?
I just finished watching the movie "Hidden Figures" and noticed this rather odd notation on the chalkboard:
What does it mean?
$\tfrac{2\pi t}{\tau}$.
Since the movie is about orbital mechanics, I guess this refers to the angle of something in a circular orbit at time $t$, having an orbital period $\tau$.