Do permeability and relative permeability have the same dimensions?
Answers
No they don't have same
The relative permeability μr is then defined as the ratio μ/μ0, which is dimensionless and has the same numerical value as the permeability in the cgs system
Explanation:
We know that the formula for magnetic permeability
Where
B = Magnetic Field
H = Magnetization Intensity
The SI unit of Magnetic Field is
Then its dimensional formula is
But SI unit for Magnetization intensity is
Its dimensional formula is
Thus the dimensional formula of permeability
Whereas relative permeability can be explained as the ratio of magnetic permeability of any medium to the permeability of the vacuum.
Where =absolute permeability of vacuum
So relative permeability is a dimensionless quantity
Therefore, the relative permeability is dimensionless quantity a permeability have different dimensions