This document defines various physical quantities, their formulas, units, and dimensions. It lists quantities such as length, time, mass, velocity, force, energy, electric charge, current, and others. For each quantity, it provides the definition, typical formula using fundamental quantities, common units such as meters and seconds, and dimensional analysis terms such as L for length and T for time. It also notes that mass, energy, momentum, angular momentum, and charge are conserved within isolated systems.
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Physical Quantities
This document defines various physical quantities, their formulas, units, and dimensions. It lists quantities such as length, time, mass, velocity, force, energy, electric charge, current, and others. For each quantity, it provides the definition, typical formula using fundamental quantities, common units such as meters and seconds, and dimensional analysis terms such as L for length and T for time. It also notes that mass, energy, momentum, angular momentum, and charge are conserved within isolated systems.
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Physical Quantities
Quantity Definition Formula Units Dimensions
Length or Distance fundamental d m (meter) L (Length) Time fundamental t s (second) T (Time) Mass fundamental m kg (kilogram) M (Mass) Area distance2 A = d2 m2 L2 Volume distance3 V = d3 m3 L3 M Density mass / volume d = m/V kg/m3 M/L3 E Velocity distance / time v = d/t m/s L/T C Acceleration velocity / time a = v/t m/s2 L/T2 H A Momentum mass × velocity p = mv kg·m/s ML/T N Force mass × acceleration F = ma N (newton) = kg·m/s2 ML/T2 I Weight mass × (accel. of grav.) W = mg C Pressure or Stress force / area p = F/A Pa (pascal) = N/m2 = kg/(m·s2) M/LT2 A Energy or Work force × distance E = Fd L Kinetic Energy mass × velocity2 / 2 KE = mv2/2 J (joule) = N·m = kg·m2/s2 ML2/T2 Potential Energy mass × (accel. of grav.) × height PE = mgh Power energy / time P = E/t W (watt) = J/s = kg·m2/s3 ML2/T3 Impulse force × time I = Ft N·s = kg·m/s ML/T energy × time A = Et Action J·s = kg·m2/s ML2/T momentum × distance A = pd ° (degree), rad (radian), Angle fundamental θ or rev (revolution) dimensionless 360° = 2π rad = 1 rev A Cycles fundamental n cyc (cycles) dimensionless N Frequency cycles / time f = n/t Hz (hertz) = cyc/s = 1/s 1/T G Angular Velocity angle / time ω = θ/t rad/s = 1/s 1/T U L Angular Acceleration angular velocity / time α = ω/t rad/s2 = 1/s2 1/T2 A Moment of Inertia mass × radius2 I = mr2 kg·m2 ML2 R radius × momentum L = rp Angular Momentum kg·m2/s ML2/T (mom. of inert.) × (ang. vel.) L = Iω radius × force T = rF Torque N·m = kg·m2/s2 ML2/T2 (mom. of inert.) × (ang. accel.) T = Iα T Temperature fundamental T °C (celsius) or K (kelvin) K (Temp.) H Heat heat energy Q J (joule) = kg·m2/s2 ML2/T2 E R M Entropy heat / temperature S = Q/T J/K ML2/T2K A L E Electric Charge (+/-) fundamental q C (coulomb) C (Charge) L Current charge / time i = q/t A (amp) = C/s C/T E Voltage or Potential energy / charge V = E/q V (volt) = J/C ML2/CT2 C T Resistance voltage / current R = V/i Ω (ohm) = V/A ML2/C2T R Capacitance charge / voltage C = q/V F (farad) = C/V C2T2/ML2 O Inductance voltage / (current / time) L = V/(i/t) H (henry) = V·s/A ML2/T2 M voltage / distance E = V/d A Electric Field V/m = N/C ML/CT2 force / charge E = F/q G Electric Flux electric field × area φE = EA V·m = N·m2/C ML3/CT2 N Magnetic Field force / (charge × velocity) B = F/qv T (tesla) = Wb/m2 = N·s/(C·m) M/CT E T I Magnetic Flux magnetic field × area φM = BA Wb (weber) = V·s = J·s/C ML2/CT C
Mass, energy, momentum, angular momentum, and charge are conserved, which means the the total amount doesn't change in an isolated system.