Symbols, Units, Constants & Conversions

Conversions     Constants     SI Metric Units     Greek A;phabet

Multiples & Submultiples of Units

Derived Quantities

 
Quantity
Symbol
Unit
Abbreviation
Acceleration
a
meter/s
m/s2
Admittance
Y
siemens
S
Angular frequency
w
radian/second
rad/s
Attraction constant
à
neper/meter
Np/m
Capacitance
C
farad
F = As/V
Charge
Q, q
coulomb
C = As
Charge density (linear)
pl
coulomb/m
C/m
Charge density (surface)
ps
coulomb/m2
C/m2
Charge density (volume)
p
coulomb/ m3
C/m2
Conductance
G
siemens
S
Conductivity
s
siemens/meter
S/m
Current density (surface)
Js
ampere/meter
A/m
Current density (volume)
J
ampere/meter2
A/m2
Dielectric constant (relative permitivity)
îr
(dimensionless)
-
Directivity
D
(dimensionless)
-
Distance
d or s 
meters
m
Electric dipole moment
P
coulomb-meter
C/m
Electric displacement (electric flux density)
D
(dimensionless)
C/m2
Electric field intensity
E
volt/meter
V/m
Electric potential
V
volt
V
Electric susceptibility
Ce
(dimensionless)
-
Electromotive force
Ö
volt
V
Energy (work)
W
joule
J = N/m
Energy density
w
joule/meter3
J/m3
Force
F
newton
N = kg m/s2
Frequency
f
hertz
Hz = s-1
Impedance
Z, h 
ohm
ê
Inductance
L
henry
H = Vs/A
Initial velocity
u
meter/s
m/s
Magnetic dipole moment
m
ampere/meter3
A/m3
Magnetic field intensity
H
ampere/meter
A/m
Magnetic flux
è
weber
Wb = Vs
Magnetic flux density
B
tesla
T = Wb/m2
Magnetic potential (vector)
A
weber/meter
Wb/m
Magnetic susceptibility
Xm
(dimensionless)
-
Magnetization
M
ampere/meter
A/m
Magnetomotive force
Ö m
ampere
A
Permeability
µ, µo
henry/meter
H/m
Permitivity
î, îo
farad/meter
F/m
Phase
f
radian
rad
Phase Constant
b
radian/meter
rad/m
Polarization vector
P
coulomb/meter3
C/m3
Power
r
watt
W = J/s
Poynting vector (power density)
 
watt/meter3
W/m3
Propagation constant
g
meter-1
m-1
Radiation intensity
U
watt/steradian
W/st
Reactance
X
ohm
ê
Relative permeability
µr
(dimensionless)
-
Relative permitivity (dielectric constant)
îr
(dimensionless)
-
Reluctance
 
henry-1
H-1
Resistance
R
ohm
ê = V/A
Susceptance
B
siemens
S
Torque
T
newton-meter
N/m
Velocity
u
meter/second
m/s
Voltage
V
volt
V = W/A
Wavelength
l
meter
m
Wavenumber
k
radian/meter
rad/m
Work (energy)
W
joule
j

 

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