CGS unit Comparison Table

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CGS unit comparison table

Subject has equivalent has proposal date has definition has name origin has synonym has proposer is a unit of

bar An absolute unit of pressure equal to 10⁶ dyn cm^-2. pressure

dyne A unit of force equal to the force necessary to give an acceleration of 1 cm sec^-2 to a mass of 1 gram. 1 dyne of force is roughly equivalent to 1 mg of weight. force quantity

erg 1 g cm² s^-2 1873 Unit of energy; the work done by a force of 1 dyne acting over a distance of 1 cm. Greek verb 'to work' dyne cm British Association energy

gauss 10^-4 tesla Unit of magnetic flux density. magnetic flux density

maxwell 10^-8 Wb Unit of magnetic flux through 1 cm² normal to a field of 1 gauss. magnetic flux

stat-coulomb 3.3 × 10^-10 coulombs. Unit of charge in the cgs electrostatic system. charge

Subject	has equivalent	has proposal date	has definition	has name origin	has synonym	has proposer	is a unit of
bar			An absolute unit of pressure equal to 10⁶ dyn cm^-2.				pressure
dyne			A unit of force equal to the force necessary to give an acceleration of 1 cm sec^-2 to a mass of 1 gram. 1 dyne of force is roughly equivalent to 1 mg of weight.				force quantity
erg	1 g cm² s^-2	1873	Unit of energy; the work done by a force of 1 dyne acting over a distance of 1 cm.	Greek verb 'to work'	dyne cm	British Association	energy
gauss	10^-4 tesla		Unit of magnetic flux density.				magnetic flux density
maxwell	10^-8 Wb		Unit of magnetic flux through 1 cm² normal to a field of 1 gauss.				magnetic flux
stat-coulomb	3.3 × 10^-10 coulombs.		Unit of charge in the cgs electrostatic system.				charge

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