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GAUSSIAN UNITS
Gaussian Base Units
Unit | Symbol | Dimension |
centimeter | cm | Length |
gram | g | Mass |
second | s | Time |
kelvin | K | Temperature |
mole | mol | Amount of substance |
candela | cd | Luminous intensity |
Gaussian Supplementary Units
Unit | Symbol | Dimension |
radian | rad | Plane angle |
steradian | sr | Solid angle |
Gaussian Prefixes
Prefix | Symbol | Factor |
yotta | Y | 1024 |
zetta | Z | 1021 |
exa | E | 1018 |
peta | P | 1015 |
tera | T | 1012 |
giga | G | 109 |
mega | M | 106 |
kilo | k | 103 |
hecto | h | 102 |
deka | da | 101 |
deci | d | 10-1 |
centi | c | 10-2 |
milli | m | 10-3 |
micro | µ | 10-6 |
nano | n | 10-9 |
pico | p | 10-12 |
femto | f | 10-15 |
atto | a | 10-18 |
zepto | z | 10-21 |
yocto | y | 10-24 |
Gaussian Derived Units with Special Names
Unit | Symbol | Dimension | Def. | Base Units |
dyne | dyn | Force | | g cm s-2 |
erg | erg | Energy | dyn cm | g cm2 s-2 |
statwatt | statW | Power | erg/s | g cm2 s-3 |
barye | ba | Pressure | dyn/cm2 | g cm-1 s-2 |
galileo | Gal | Acceleration | cm/s2 | cm s-2 |
poise | P | Dynamic viscosity | | g cm-1 s-1 |
stokes | St | Kinematic viscosity | | cm2 s-1 |
hertz | Hz | Frequency | | s-1 |
statcoulomb | statC | Electric charge | | g1/2 cm3/2 s-1 |
franklin | Fr | Electric charge | statC | g1/2 cm3/2 s-1 |
statampere | statA | Electric current | statC/s | g1/2 cm3/2 s-2 |
statvolt | statV | Electric potential | erg/statC | g1/2 cm1/2 s-1 |
statohm | statΩ | Electric resistance | statV/statA | s cm-1 |
statfarad | statF | Electric capacitance | statC/statV | cm |
maxwell | Mx | Magnetic flux | statV cm | g1/2 cm3/2 s-1 |
gauss | G | Magnetic induction | Mx/cm2 | g1/2 cm-1/2 s-1 |
oersted | Oe | Magnetic intensity | statA-s/cm2 | g1/2 cm-1/2 s-1 |
gilbert | Gb | Magnetomotive force | statA-turn | g1/2 cm3/2 s-2 |
unit pole | pole | Magnetic pole strength | dyn/Oe | g1/2 cm3/2 s-1 |
stathenry | statH | Inductance | erg/statA2 | s2 cm-1 |
lumen | lm | Luminous flux | | cd sr |
phot | ph | Illuminance | lm/cm2 | cd sr cm-2 |
stilb | sb | Luminance | cd/cm2 | cd cm-2 |
lambert | Lb | Luminance | 1/π cd/cm2 | cd cm-2 |
kayser | K | Wave number | 1/cm | cm-1 |
becquerel | Bq | Radioactivity | | s-1 |
katal | kat | Catalytic activity | | mol s-1 |
Contact Information
Dr. David G. Simpson:
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