Core sensitivity \(\alpha\)
Misalignment \(\beta\)
Orientation \(\varphi\)
Obliquity \(\lambda_\text{pl}\)
\({\color{red}i_\text{core}}\)
\({\color{blue}i_\text{env}}\)
\(\lambda_\text{star}\)
\({\color{blue}\Omega_\text{env}}/{\color{red}\Omega_\text{core}}\)
\(\color{red}\mathbf{\Omega}_\text{core}\)
\(\color{blue}\mathbf{\Omega}_\text{env}\)
\(\color{red}i_\text{core}\)
\(\color{blue}i_\text{env}\)
\(\text{LOS}\)
\(\beta_\text{eff}\)
\(\beta\)
\(i_\text{eff}\)
\(\mathbf{L}_\text{pl}\)
\(i_\text{pl} = {\pi \over 2}\)
\(\lambda_\text{pl}\)
Figure courtesy of Joel Ong