Theta Centauri or θ Centauri, officially named Menkent (/ˈmɛŋkɛnt/), is a single star in the southern constellation of Centaurus, the centaur. With an

Table of stars with Bayer designations

known as N Scorpii Now known as H Scorpii Lacaille's Theta Telescopii (θ Tel, θ Telescopii) was reassigned to Ophiuchus – Star Tales – Telescopium Also

Rutherford scattering experiments

identities sin ⁡ ( π 2 − θ ) = cos ⁡ θ {\displaystyle \sin({\tfrac {\pi }{2}}-\theta )=\cos \theta } and sin ⁡ ( θ ± π 2 ) = ± cos ⁡ θ {\displaystyle \sin(\theta

Diffraction

the Fraunhofer regime (i.e. far field) becomes: I ( θ ) = I 0 sinc 2 ⁡ [ d π λ ( sin ⁡ θ ± sin ⁡ θ i ) ] {\displaystyle I(\theta )=I_{0}\,\operatorname

Thales's theorem

equals −1: m A B ⋅ m B C = sin ⁡ θ cos ⁡ θ + 1 ⋅ − sin ⁡ θ − cos ⁡ θ + 1 = − sin 2 ⁡ θ − cos 2 ⁡ θ + 1 = − sin 2 ⁡ θ sin 2 ⁡ θ = − 1 {\displaystyle

Found in articles

Theta Centauri