List of symbols

For an extensive list of chronobiology related symbols, please refer to Aschoff et al. (1965) and Marques & Oda (2012).

\(\tau\)
Period of a rhythm in free flow. Only revealed under constant environmental conditions.
\(T\)
Zeitgeber period
\(\phi\)
Phase
\(\Delta\phi\)
Phase shift
\(+\Delta\phi\)
Phase advance
\(-\Delta\phi\)
Phase delay
\(\Psi\)
Phase relation