Heaviside–Lorentz units

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf system of units
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Gaussian_units
SI units
gptkbp:feature electric constant is dimensionless and set to 1
magnetic constant is dimensionless and set to 1
rationalized form of Maxwell's equations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Heaviside–Lorentz units
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Hendrik_Lorentz
gptkb:Oliver_Heaviside
gptkbp:rationalizes gptkb:Maxwell's_equations
gptkbp:usedBy theoretical physicists
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:quantum_field_theory
electromagnetism
particle physics
relativistic physics
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Gaussian_units
gptkb:CGS_units
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:centimetre-gram-second_system_(CGS)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6