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Fundamental Units: Parameter Units SI Units Space:Time Dimensions

This document defines various SI units used to measure physical quantities in terms of fundamental dimensions of space, time, and mass. It lists common units like meters, seconds, kilograms that are used to measure distance, time, and mass. It also defines derived units used to measure concepts like velocity, acceleration, force, energy, power, temperature. For example, meters/second is the unit used to measure speed or velocity, newtons measure force as kilograms * meters/second^2. Joules measure energy as kilograms * meters^2/second^2.

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Fundamental Units: Parameter Units SI Units Space:Time Dimensions

This document defines various SI units used to measure physical quantities in terms of fundamental dimensions of space, time, and mass. It lists common units like meters, seconds, kilograms that are used to measure distance, time, and mass. It also defines derived units used to measure concepts like velocity, acceleration, force, energy, power, temperature. For example, meters/second is the unit used to measure speed or velocity, newtons measure force as kilograms * meters/second^2. Joules measure energy as kilograms * meters^2/second^2.

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Units

SI Units

Space:Time
Dimensions

Distance S

metres

Area A

metres square

m2

S2

Volume V

metres cubed

m3

S3

Time t

seconds

Coulomb

Amp sec

Speed, Velocity v

metres/sec

m/s

S T-1

c = speed of light (vacuum)

299792458 m/s

m/s

S T-1

Acceleration a

metres/sec2

m/s2

S T-2

Planck Constant h
(inverse acceleration)

Joule-seconds

Kg m2/sec

T2 S-1

Force, Drag F
(mass acceleration, ma)

Newtons

Kgm/s2

T S-2

Am

Amp metre

S2 T-1

Farad per metre

sec4 Amp2
/Kg/m3

S2 T-1

Kinematic Viscosity

Stoke

cm2/sec

S2 T-1

Magnetic charge qm
(inverse force)

Am

Amp metre

S2 T-1

Power P
(inverse distance)

Watts or J/sec

m2 Kg/s3

S-1

Mass m

Kilogram

Kg

T3 S-3

m = E/c2

E mv

J Kg m/s

T3 S-3

Parameter
Fundamental units

Equivalent units
Electric charge q
Fundamental ratios

Inverse force
Magnetic charge qm
Permittivity

Derived ratios

Inverse mass
Specific heat Capacity c

J/kG/K

m2/sec2/K

S3 T-3

Specific Entropy

J/kG/K

m2/sec2/K

S3 T-3

Energy, Work E

Joules

Kgm2/s2

T S-1

Electron Volt eV

1eV

Kg m2/sec2

T S-1

Temperature T

Kelvin

T S-1

Enthalpy H

Joules

Kgm2/s2

T S-1

Vm

Volt metre

T S-1

Newton metres

m2 Kg/sec2

T S-1

Foot Pounds or Nm

m2 Kg/sec2

T S-1

Energy (inverse velocity)

Electric flux

Moment m
Torque

E = mc2

Energy-mass equivalence Kg m2/s2

T S-1

Momentum p

Kg metres/sec

Kgm/s

T2 S-2

Impulse J

Newton Seconds

Kg m/s

T2 S-2

Weber or Volts Sec

m2 Kg/sec2/Amp T2 S-2

Ohm metres

m3Kg/sec3/Amp2 T2 S-2

Siemens per metre

Sec3Amp2 /Kg/m3 S2 T-2

Radioactive dose Sv

Sievert or J/Kg

m2/s2

S2 T-2

c2 speed of light squared


(vacuum)

8.988 x 1016 m2/s2

m2/s2

S2 T-2

(quantity of inverse momentum)

Quantity of velocity, mv

Magnetic flux
Resistivity

Inverse momentum
Conductivity

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