CGS and SI (MKS) unit systems
Table D.1: The centimetre-gram-seconds (CGS) and the metre-kilogram-seconds (SI) unit systems. To convert from one system to the other, cgs unit factor mks unit. Data from Purcell (1985) and Jackson (1999)
description cgs unit SI (mks) unit factor
acceleration galileo Gal metre per second squared ms 0.01
dynamic viscosity poise P pascal second Pas 0.1
electric charge franklin Fr coulomb C 3.3410
electric current biot Bi ampere A 10
electric dipole moment debye D coulomb metre Cm 3.3410
energy (work) erg joule J 10
force dyne dyn newton N 10
heat energy calorie cal joule J 4.187
heat transmission langley kilojoule per square metre kJm 41.84
illumination phot ph lux lx 10
kinematic viscosity stokes St square metres per second ms 10
lambert Lb 3183.1
stilb sb
magnetic dipole moment emu ampere square metre Am 10
magnetic field strength oersted Oe ampere per metre Am 79.577
line li 10
maxwell Mx
unit pole
magnetic flux density gauss G tesla T 10
magnetomotive force gilbert Gi ampere A 0.796
permeability darcy square metre m 0.98710
pressure barye ba pascal Pa 0.1
wave number
Answers
Answer:
Explanation:
scription cgs unit SI (mks) unit factor
acceleration galileo Gal metre per second squared m$ \cdot$s$ ^{-2}$ 0.01
dynamic viscosity poise P pascal second Pa$ \cdot$s 0.1
electric charge franklin Fr coulomb C 3.34$ \times$10$ ^{-10}$
electric current biot Bi ampere A 10
electric dipole moment debye D coulomb metre C$ \cdot$m 3.34$ \times$10$ ^{-30}$
energy (work) erg joule J 10$ ^{-7}$
force dyne dyn newton N 10$ ^{-5}$
heat energy calorie cal joule J 4.187
heat transmission langley kilojoule per square metre kJ$ \cdot$m$ ^{-2}$ 41.84
illumination phot ph lux lx 10$ ^4$
kinematic viscosity stokes St square metres per second m$ ^2\cdot$s$ ^{-1}$ 10$ ^{-4}$
lambert Lb 3183.1
stilb sb
magnetic dipole moment emu ampere square metre A$ \cdot$m$ ^2$ 10$ ^{-3}$
magnetic field strength oersted Oe ampere per metre A$ \cdot$m$ ^{-1}$ 79.577
line li 10$ ^{-8}$
maxwell Mx
unit pole
magnetic flux density gauss G tesla T 10$ ^{-4}$
magnetomotive force gilbert Gi ampere A 0.796
permeability darcy square metre m$ ^2$ 0.987$ \times$10$ ^{-12}$
pressure barye ba pascal Pa 0.1
wave number kayser K per metre m$ ^{-1}$ 100