Units
| Quantity | Common Symbol | Unit | Unit in Terms of Base SI Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceleration | [latex]\stackrel{\to }{\textbf{a}}[/latex] | m/s2 | m/s2 |
| Amount of substance | n | mole | mol |
| Angle | [latex]\theta ,\varphi[/latex] | radian (rad) | |
| Angular acceleration | [latex]\stackrel{\to }{\pmb{\alpha }}[/latex] | rad/s2 | s−2 |
| Angular frequency | [latex]\omega[/latex] | rad/s | s−1 |
| Angular momentum | [latex]\stackrel{\to }{\textbf{L}}[/latex] | [latex]\text{kg}·{\text{m}}^{2}\text{/s}[/latex] | [latex]\text{kg}·{\text{m}}^{2}\text{/s}[/latex] |
| Angular velocity | [latex]\stackrel{\to }{\pmb{\omega }}[/latex] | rad/s | s−1 |
| Area | A | m2 | m2 |
| Atomic number | Z | ||
| Capacitance | C | farad (F) | [latex]{\text{A}}^{2}·{\text{s}}^{4}\text{/}\text{kg}·{\text{m}}^{2}[/latex] |
| Charge | q, Q, e | coulomb (C) | [latex]\text{A}·\text{s}[/latex] |
| Charge density: | |||
| Line | [latex]\lambda[/latex] | C/m | [latex]\text{A}·\text{s/m}[/latex] |
| Surface | [latex]\sigma[/latex] | C/m2 | [latex]\text{A}·{\text{s/m}}^{2}[/latex] |
| Volume | [latex]\rho[/latex] | C/m3 | [latex]\text{A}·{\text{s/m}}^{3}[/latex] |
| Conductivity | [latex]\sigma[/latex] | [latex]\text{1/}\text{Ω}·\text{m}[/latex] | [latex]{\text{A}}^{2}·{\text{s}}^{3}\text{/kg}·{\text{m}}^{3}[/latex] |
| Current | I | ampere | A |
| Current density | [latex]\stackrel{\to }{\textbf{J}}[/latex] | A/m2 | A/m2 |
| Density | [latex]\rho[/latex] | kg/m3 | kg/m3 |
| Dielectric constant | [latex]\kappa[/latex] | ||
| Electric dipole moment | [latex]\stackrel{\to }{\textbf{p}}[/latex] | [latex]\text{C}·\text{m}[/latex] | [latex]\text{A}·\text{s}·\text{m}[/latex] |
| Electric field | [latex]\stackrel{\to }{\textbf{E}}[/latex] | N/C | [latex]\text{kg}·\text{m/A}·{\text{s}}^{3}[/latex] |
| Electric flux | [latex]\text{Φ}[/latex] | [latex]\text{N}·{\text{m}}^{2}\text{/}\text{C}[/latex] | [latex]\text{kg}·{\text{m}}^{3}\text{/A}·{\text{s}}^{3}[/latex] |
| Electromotive force | [latex]\epsilon[/latex] | volt (V) | [latex]\text{kg}·{\text{m}}^{2}\text{/A}·{\text{s}}^{3}[/latex] |
| Energy | E,U,K | joule (J) | [latex]\text{kg}·{\text{m}}^{2}{\text{/s}}^{2}[/latex] |
| Entropy | S | J/K | [latex]\text{kg}·{\text{m}}^{2}{\text{/s}}^{2}·\text{K}[/latex] |
| Force | [latex]\stackrel{\to }{\textbf{F}}[/latex] | newton (N) | [latex]\text{kg}·{\text{m/s}}^{2}[/latex] |
| Frequency | f | hertz (Hz) | s−1 |
| Heat | Q | joule (J) | [latex]\text{kg}·{\text{m}}^{2}{\text{/s}}^{2}[/latex] |
| Inductance | L | henry (H) | [latex]\text{kg}·{\text{m}}^{2}{\text{/A}}^{2}·{\text{s}}^{2}[/latex] |
| Length: | [latex]\ell ,L[/latex] | meter | m |
| Displacement | [latex]\text{Δ}x,\text{Δ}\stackrel{\to }{\textbf{r}}[/latex] | ||
| Distance | d, h | ||
| Position | [latex]x,y,z,\stackrel{\to }{\textbf{r}}[/latex] | ||
| Magnetic dipole moment | [latex]\stackrel{\to }{\pmb{\mu }}[/latex] | [latex]\text{N}·\text{J/T}[/latex] | [latex]\text{A}·{\text{m}}^{2}[/latex] |
| Magnetic field | [latex]\stackrel{\to }{\textbf{B}}[/latex] | [latex]\text{tesla}\left(\text{T}\right)=\left({\text{Wb/m}}^{2}\right)[/latex] | [latex]\text{kg/A}·{\text{s}}^{2}[/latex] |
| Magnetic flux | [latex]{\text{Φ}}_{\text{m}}[/latex] | weber (Wb) | [latex]\text{kg}·{\text{m}}^{2}\text{/A}·{\text{s}}^{2}[/latex] |
| Mass | m, M | kilogram | kg |
| Molar specific heat | C | [latex]\text{J/mol}·\text{K}[/latex] | [latex]\text{kg}·{\text{m}}^{2}{\text{/s}}^{2}·\text{mol}·\text{K}[/latex] |
| Moment of inertia | I | [latex]\text{kg}·{\text{m}}^{2}[/latex] | [latex]\text{kg}·{\text{m}}^{2}[/latex] |
| Momentum | [latex]\stackrel{\to }{\textbf{p}}[/latex] | [latex]\text{kg}·\text{m/s}[/latex] | [latex]\text{kg}·\text{m/s}[/latex] |
| Period | T | s | s |
| Permeability of free space | [latex]{\mu }_{0}[/latex] | [latex]{\text{N/A}}^{2}\text{=}\left(\text{H/m}\right)[/latex] | [latex]\text{kg}·{\text{m/A}}^{2}·{\text{s}}^{2}[/latex] |
| Permittivity of free space | [latex]{\epsilon }_{0}[/latex] | [latex]{\text{C}}^{2}\text{/N}·{\text{m}}^{2}\text{=}\left(\text{F/m}\right)[/latex] | [latex]{\text{A}}^{2}·{\text{s}}^{4}\text{/kg}·{\text{m}}^{3}[/latex] |
| Potential | V | [latex]\text{volt}\left(\text{V}\right)=\left(\text{J/C}\right)[/latex] | [latex]\text{kg}·{\text{m}}^{2}\text{/A}·{\text{s}}^{3}[/latex] |
| Power | P | [latex]\text{watt}\left(\text{W}\right)=\left(\text{J/s}\right)[/latex] | [latex]\text{kg}·{\text{m}}^{2}{\text{/s}}^{3}[/latex] |
| Pressure | p | [latex]\text{pascal}\left(\text{Pa}\right)=\left({\text{N/m}}^{2}\right)[/latex] | [latex]\text{kg/m}·{\text{s}}^{2}[/latex] |
| Resistance | R | [latex]\text{ohm}\left(\text{Ω}\right)=\left(\text{V/A}\right)[/latex] | [latex]\text{kg}·{\text{m}}^{2}{\text{/A}}^{2}·{\text{s}}^{3}[/latex] |
| Specific heat | c | [latex]\text{J/kg}·\text{K}[/latex] | [latex]{\text{m}}^{2}{\text{/s}}^{2}·\text{K}[/latex] |
| Speed | [latex]\nu[/latex] | m/s | m/s |
| Temperature | T | kelvin | K |
| Time | t | second | s |
| Torque | [latex]\stackrel{\to }{\pmb{\tau }}[/latex] | [latex]\text{N}·\text{m}[/latex] | [latex]\text{kg}·{\text{m}}^{2}{\text{/s}}^{2}[/latex] |
| Velocity | [latex]\stackrel{\to }{\textbf{v}}[/latex] | m/s | m/s |
| Volume | V | m3 | m3 |
| Wavelength | [latex]\lambda[/latex] | m | m |
| Work | W | [latex]\text{joule}\left(\text{J}\right)=\left(\text{N}·\text{m}\right)[/latex] | [latex]\text{kg}·{\text{m}}^{2}{\text{/s}}^{2}[/latex] |
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