User: bmundim Date: 2012/05/07 12:53 AM

Modified: /trunk/doc/ documentation.tex

Log: Documentation: fix conversion factor for SI units. Add Gaussian one.

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Directory: /trunk/doc/ ======================

File [modified]: documentation.tex Delta lines: +9 -3 =================================================================== --- trunk/doc/documentation.tex 2012-03-13 17:09:43 UTC (rev 48) +++ trunk/doc/documentation.tex 2012-05-07 05:53:46 UTC (rev 49) @@ -210,7 +210,9 @@ \{} [T] & = & [L]; / c \{} - [B] & = & 1/[L]; / \sqrt{\epsilon_0 G / c^2} + [B] & = & 1/[L]; / \sqrt{\epsilon_0 G / c^2} \qquad (\mathrm{SI}) + \{} + [B] & = & c^2/[L]; / \sqrt{G} \qquad \qquad (\mathrm{Gaussian}) \end{eqnarray}

Inserting the SI units into the above unit correspondences, @@ -220,10 +222,14 @@ \{} [T] & = & 1, M_{\mathrm{sun}} \equiv 4.92673, \mathrm{\mu s} \{} - [B] & = & 1, \sqrt{\mu_0} /M_{\mathrm{sun}} \equiv 8.344956\cdot 10^{15}, \mathrm{T}, + [B] & = & 1, \sqrt{\mu_0/4\pi} /M_{\mathrm{sun}} \equiv 2.355368\cdot + 10^{15}, \mathrm{T}, \qquad (\mathrm{SI}) + \{} + [B] & = & 1, M^{-1}_{\mathrm{sun}} \equiv 7.448329\cdot 10^{18}, \mathrm{G}, + \qquad \qquad \qquad (\mathrm{Gaussian}) \end{eqnarray} where T (Tesla) is the magnetic field unit in SI, -$1,\mathrm{T}=1,\mathrm{N/(A\cdot m)}$, or in its cgs equivalent, +$1,\mathrm{T}=1,\mathrm{N/(A\cdot m)}$, and G (Gauss) is its cgs equivalent, $1,\mathrm{Tesla} = 10^4,\mathrm{Gauss}$.