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66.9: Gaussian Units

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    Table \(\PageIndex{1}\): Gaussian base units.

    Name

    Symbol

    Quantity

    centimeter

    cm

    length

    gram

    g

    mass

    second

    s

    time

    kelvin

    K

    temperature

    mole

    mol

    amount of substance

    candela

    cd

    luminous intensity

    Table \(\PageIndex{2}\): Gaussian derived units.

    Name Symbol Definition Base Units Quantity
    radian \(\mathrm{rad} \) \(\mathrm{m} / \mathrm{m} \) - plane angle
    steradian \(\mathrm{sr} \) \(\mathrm{m}^2 / \mathrm{m}^2 \) - solid angle
    dyne \(dyn \) \(\mathrm{g} \mathrm{cm} \mathrm{s}^{-2} \) \(\mathrm{~g} \mathrm{~cm} \mathrm{~s}^{-2} \) force
    erg \(erg \) \(dyn cm \) \(\mathrm{g} \mathrm{cm}^2 \mathrm{~s}^{-2} \) energy
    statwatt \(statW \) \(\mathrm{erg} / \mathrm{s} \) \(\mathrm{g} \mathrm{cm}^2 \mathrm{~s}^{-3} \) power
    barye \(ba \) \(\operatorname{dyn} / \mathrm{cm}^2 \) \(\mathrm{~g} \mathrm{~cm}^{-1} \mathrm{~s}^{-2} \) pressure
    galileo \(Gal \) \(\mathrm{cm} / \mathrm{s}^2 \) \(\mathrm{~cm} \mathrm{~s}^{-2} \) acceleration
    poise \(\mathrm{P} \) \(\mathrm{g} /(\mathrm{cm} \mathrm{s}) \) \(\mathrm{g} \mathrm{cm}^{-1} \mathrm{~s}^{-1} \) dynamic viscosity
    stokes \(St \) \(\mathrm{cm}^2 / \mathrm{s} \) \(\mathrm{cm}^2 \mathrm{~s}^{-1} \) kinematic viscosity
    hertz \(\mathrm{Hz} \) \(\mathrm{s}^{-1} \) \(\mathrm{~s}^{-1} \) frequency
    statcoulomb \(statC \) - \(\mathrm{g}^{1 / 2} \mathrm{~cm}^{3 / 2} \mathrm{~s}^{-1} \) electric charge
    franklin \(\mathrm{Fr} \) \(statC \) \(\mathrm{g}^{1 / 2} \mathrm{~cm}^{3 / 2} \mathrm{~s}^{-1} \) electric charge
    statampere \(statA \) \(statC / s \) \(\mathrm{g}^{1 / 2} \mathrm{~cm}^{3 / 2} \mathrm{~s}^{-2} \) electric current
    statvolt \(statV \) \(\mathrm{erg} / \mathrm{statC} \) \(\mathrm{g}^{1 / 2} \mathrm{~cm}^{1 / 2} \mathrm{~s}^{-1} \) electric potential
    statohm \(\operatorname{stat} \Omega \) \(stat \mathrm{V} / statA \) \(\mathrm{s} \mathrm{cm}^{-1} \) electrical resistance
    statfarad \(statF \) \(statC / statV \) \(\mathrm{cm} \) capacitance
    maxwell \(\mathrm{Mx} \) \(stat V \mathrm{~cm} \) \(\mathrm{~g}^{1 / 2} \mathrm{~cm}^{3 / 2} \mathrm{~s}^{-1} \) magnetic flux
    gauss \(G \) \(\mathrm{Mx} / \mathrm{cm}^2 \) \(\mathrm{~g}^{1 / 2} \mathrm{~cm}^{-1 / 2} \mathrm{~s}^{-1} \) magnetic induction
    oersted \(Oe \) \(statA s / \mathrm{cm}^2 \) \(\mathrm{~g}^{1 / 2} \mathrm{~cm}^{-1 / 2} \mathrm{~s}^{-1} \) magnetic intensity
    gilbert \(\mathrm{Gb} \) \(statA \) \(\mathrm{g}^{1 / 2} \mathrm{~cm}^{3 / 2} \mathrm{~s}^{-2} \) magnetomotive force
    unit pole \(pole \) \(dyn / Oe \) \(\mathrm{g}^{1 / 2} \mathrm{~cm}^{3 / 2} \mathrm{~s}^{-1} \) magnetic pole strength
    stathenry \(statH \) \(\operatorname{erg} / statA ^2 \) \(\mathrm{~s}^2 \mathrm{~cm}^{-1} \) induction
    lumen \(\operatorname{lm} \) \(\mathrm{cd} \mathrm{sr} \) \(\mathrm{cd} \mathrm{sr} \) luminous flux
    phot \(ph \) \(\mathrm{lm} / \mathrm{cm}^2 \) \(\mathrm{~cd} \mathrm{sr} \mathrm{cm}^{-2} \) illuminance
    stilb \(\mathrm{sb} \) \(\mathrm{cd} / \mathrm{cm}^2 \) \(\mathrm{~cd} \mathrm{~cm}^{-2} \) luminance
    lambert \(\mathrm{Lb} \) \(1 / \pi \mathrm{cd} / \mathrm{cm}^2 \) \(\mathrm{~cd} \mathrm{~cm}^{-2} \) luminance
    kayser \(K \) \(1 / \mathrm{cm} \) \(\mathrm{cm}^{-1} \) wave number
    becquerel \(\mathrm{Bq} \) \(\mathrm{s}^{-1} \) \(\mathrm{~s}^{-1} \) radioactivity
    katal \(kat \) \(\mathrm{mol} / \mathrm{s} \) \(\mathrm{mol} \mathrm{s}^{-1} \) catalytic activity

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