CGS electrostatic unit system

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/CGS_electrostatic_unit_system
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf unit system
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:CGS-ESU
gptkbp:baseUnitOfCapacitance statfarad
gptkbp:baseUnitOfCharge gptkb:statcoulomb
gptkbp:baseUnitOfCurrent gptkb:statampere
gptkbp:baseUnitOfElectricField statvolt per centimeter
gptkbp:baseUnitOfEnergy gptkb:ward
gptkbp:baseUnitOfForce dyne
gptkbp:baseUnitOfLength centimeter
gptkbp:baseUnitOfMagneticField gauss
gptkbp:baseUnitOfMagneticFlux maxwell
gptkbp:baseUnitOfMass gram
gptkbp:baseUnitOfResistance statohm
gptkbp:baseUnitOfTime second
gptkbp:baseUnitOfVoltage gptkb:statvolt
gptkbp:dimensionSystem centimeter-gram-second
gptkbp:feature not widely used today
different from CGS electromagnetic unit system
electric constant is dimensionless and set to unity
used for theoretical physics
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CGS electrostatic unit system
gptkbp:partOf CGS system of units
gptkbp:relationToSI non-SI system
predecessor of SI
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:SI_unit_system
gptkbp:usedFor electrostatics
gptkbp:usedIn electromagnetism
physics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:centimeter-gram-second_electromagnetic_unit_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8