C	$\mathrm{Cross}-\sec \mathrm{tion}\mathrm{area}({\mathrm{m}}^2$)
cv	$\mathrm{Specific}\mathrm{heat}(\mathrm{J}/\mathrm{kgK}$)
E	Electric field ($\mathrm{N}/\mathrm{C}$)
fv	Volume fraction of GNPs
F	$\mathrm{Fluence}\mathrm{rate}(1/{\mathrm{m}}^2\mathrm{s}$)
g	Anisotropy factor
k	$\mathrm{wavenumber}\mathrm{of}\mathrm{radiation}(1/\mathrm{m}$)
km	$\mathrm{Thermal}\mathrm{conductivity}(\mathrm{W}/\mathrm{mK}$)
P	Polarization vector ($\mathrm{C}/{\mathrm{m}}^2$)
Pl	Intensity of laser (W)
Q	Dimensionless efficiency factor
r	Position vector
reff	Effective radius of nanoparticle (m)
t	Thickness (m)
T	Temperature (K)
Greek symbols
$\alpha$	$\mathrm{Polarizability}({\mathrm{C}}^2{\mathrm{m}}^2/\mathrm{J}$)
${\theta }_A^{*}$	Apoptosis retention ratio
${\theta }_{eff}^{*}$	Effective apoptosis retention ratio
${\theta }_H^{*}$	Thermal hazard retention value
${\mu }_{abs}$	Absorption coefficient (1/m)
${\mu }_{sca}$	Scattering coefficient (1/m)
$\rho$	$\mathrm{Density}(\mathrm{kg}/{\mathrm{m}}^3$)
$\tau$	Time (s)
Subscripts
abs	Absorption
m	Medium
np	Nanoparticle
sca	Scattering
x, y, z	Notation of direction
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