Re:운동량이 영어로 momentum인데 왜 기호가 P인가요?

<P>출 처 : <A href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071010170536AAPTKbW">http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071010170536AAPTKbW</A></P> <P> </P> <P>m은 이미 질량이 차지했고 해서 물리학자들이 라틴어로 "petere" (찾다, 구하다) 라는 뜻에서 가져와서 p 라고 적었대요....</P> <DIV class=qa-container> <H1 class=subject>In physics, why is the symbol "p" for momentum?</H1> <DIV class=content>in physics, why is the symbol "p" for momentum?</DIV> <UL class=meta> <LI><ABBR title="2007-10-11 00:05:36 +0000">4 years ago</ABBR> </LI> <LI class=report-abuse><A title="Report this question" href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/report;_ylt=Ai13WprcqxpLhHq6f9eYW3L_xQt.;_ylv=3?qid=20071010170536AAPTKbW&kid=NbUvWjG1WTHTfXaq_Npc&date=2007-10-10+17%3A05%3A36&.crumb=8on7Va1d8q6&s=q"><SPAN class=report-link><U><FONT color=#0066cc>Report Abuse</FONT></U></SPAN></A> </LI></UL></DIV> <DIV id=NbUvWjG5UTeP7roQV_Qh class="answer best"> <DIV id=profile-AA10350718 class="profile vcard"><A class=avatar href="http://answers.yahoo.com/my/profile;_ylt=Ar3cJhiXFrVIVPL5GNIAW1__xQt.;_ylv=3?show=AA10350718"><IMG class=photo alt=***** src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fl.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fi%2Fidentity%2Fnopic_48.gif" width=48><U><FONT color=#0066cc> </FONT></U></A><SPAN class=user><SPAN class=by>by </SPAN><A class=url href="http://answers.yahoo.com/my/profile;_ylt=AuUtw2EEkwje8BqZujXJTa__xQt.;_ylv=3?show=AA10350718"><SPAN class=fn title=*****><U><FONT color=#0066cc>*****</FONT></U></SPAN></A> </SPAN> <DL class=stats> <DT class=member>Member since: <DD class=member>February 04, 2006 <DT class=total>Total points: <DD class=total>22,872 (Level 6) </DD></DL> <UL class=network> <LI><A class=add-contact href="http://answers.yahoo.com/my/profile_create?from=http%3A%2F%2Fanswers.yahoo.com%2Fquestion%2Findex%3Fqid%3D20071010170536AAPTKbW"><U><FONT color=#0066cc>Add Contact</FONT></U></A> <LI><A class=block-user href="http://answers.yahoo.com/my/profile_create?from=http%3A%2F%2Fanswers.yahoo.com%2Fquestion%2Findex%3Fqid%3D20071010170536AAPTKbW"><U><FONT color=#0066cc>Block</FONT></U></A> </LI></UL></DIV> <DIV class=qa-container> <H2><SPAN>Best Answer</SPAN> - Chosen by Voters</H2> <DIV class=content>since "m" was reserved for mass, physicists decided to use "p", some claim it comes from Latin word "petere" meaning "to go" or "to seek"</DIV> <UL class=meta> <LI><ABBR title="2007-10-11 00:11:33 +0000">4 years ago</ABBR> </LI> <LI class=report-abuse><A title="Report this answer" href="http://answers.yahoo.com/answer/report;_ylt=Al28vEjeJATBHwj.ez11FDH_xQt.;_ylv=3?qid=20071010170536AAPTKbW&kid=NbUvWjG5UTeP7roQV_Qh&.crumb=.8on7Va1d8q6"><U><FONT color=#0066cc>Report Abuse</FONT></U></A> </LI></UL></DIV></DIV>