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{{Short description|A CGS-ESU and gaussian unit of voltage}} |
{{Short description|A CGS-ESU and gaussian unit of voltage}} |
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Note: the reason why [[Template:Infobox unit|Infobox unit]] is not used is that conversions between CGS-ESU, CGS-EMU, and SI units for electromagnetic quantities have to use the expression 'corresponds to' rather than 'equals', as in '1 abCoulomb corresponds to 2.99 × 10^10 statCoulombs'. The symbol for that is '≘' or '≙'. See e.g. |
Note: the reason why [[Template:Infobox unit|Infobox unit]] is not used is that conversions between CGS-ESU, CGS-EMU, and SI units for electromagnetic quantities have to use the expression 'corresponds to' rather than 'equals', as in '1 abCoulomb corresponds to 2.99 × 10^10 statCoulombs'. The symbol for that is '≘' or '≙'. See e.g. https://arxiv.org/abs/1506.01951, pp. 57–59. |
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| above = statvolt |
| above = statvolt |
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| label2 = [[System of measurement|Unit system]] | data2 = [[Centimetre–gram–second_system_of_units#Electrostatic_units_(ESU)|CGS-ESU]] and [[Gaussian units| |
| label2 = [[System of measurement|Unit system]] | data2 = [[Centimetre–gram–second_system_of_units#Electrostatic_units_(ESU)|CGS-ESU]] and [[Gaussian units|CGS-Gaussian]] |
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| label3 = Unit of | data3 = [[electric potential]], [[electric potential difference]] ([[voltage]]), and [[electromotive force]] |
| label3 = Unit of | data3 = [[electric potential]], [[electric potential difference]] ([[voltage]]), and [[electromotive force]] |
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| label4 = Symbol | data4 = statV |
| label4 = Symbol | data4 = statV |
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| label5 = Named after |
| label5 = Named after | data5 = [[Alessandro Volta]] |
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| label6 = In CGS base units | data6 = g{{sup|1/2}}·cm{{sup|1/2}}/s |
| label6 = In CGS base units | data6 = g{{sup|1/2}}·cm{{sup|1/2}}/s {{refn|name="Gyllenbok 2018"| |
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{{cite book |
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|last1=Gyllenbok |first1=Jan |
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|title=Encyclopaedia of Historical Metrology, Weights, and Measures: Volume 1 |
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|date=2018 |
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|publisher=Birkhäuser |isbn=978-3-319-57598-8 |language=en |
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}}}}<sup>:[https://books.google.com/books?id=XnRVDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Encyclopaedia%20of%20Historical%20Metrology%2C%20Weights%2C%20and%20Measures%22%20vol%201&pg=PA26 26]</sup> |
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| header7 =Conversions |
| header7 =Conversions |
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| data8 = <tr class="nowrap"><td>{{val|1|u=statV}} ''in ...''</td><td>''... corresponds to ...''</td></tr> |
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| label9 = [[SI |
| label9 = [[SI]] | data9 = {{math|''c''}}{{sub|cgs}} {{val|e=-8|ul=volt}}<br>= {{val|299.792458|u=volt}}{{efn|name="cCGC"|The dimensionless constant {{math|''c''}}{{sub|cgs}} {{=}} {{val|2.99792458e10}} is numerically equal to the magnitude of the [[speed of light]] when the latter is expressed in {{val|u=cm/s}}.}} |
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| label10 = [[Centimetre–gram–second_system_of_units#Electrostatic_units_(ESU)|CGS-EMU]] |
| label10 = [[Centimetre–gram–second_system_of_units#Electrostatic_units_(ESU)|CGS-EMU]] |
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| data10 = {{math|''c''}}{{sub|cgs}} [[abvolt]] |
| data10 = {{math|''c''}}{{sub|cgs}} [[abvolt]] |
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The '''statvolt''' is a unit of [[voltage]] and [[electrical potential]] used in the [[Centimetre–gram–second_system_of_units#Electrostatic_units_(ESU)|CGS-ESU]] and [[Gaussian units|gaussian]] systems of units. In terms of its relation to the [[SI]] units, one statvolt corresponds to |
The '''statvolt''' is a unit of [[voltage]] and [[electrical potential]] used in the [[Centimetre–gram–second_system_of_units#Electrostatic_units_(ESU)|CGS-ESU]] and [[Gaussian units|gaussian]] systems of units. In terms of its relation to the [[SI]] units, one statvolt corresponds to {{math|''c''}}{{sub|cgs}} {{val|e=-8|ul=volt}},{{efn|name="cCGC"}} i.e. to 299.792458 [[volt]]s.{{refn|name="Purcell"|{{cite book|last=Purcell|first=Edward|title=Electricity and Magnetism|url=https://archive.org/details/electricitymagne00purc_621|url-access=limited|year=2011|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge|isbn=9781107013605|pages=[https://archive.org/details/electricitymagne00purc_621/page/n493 474]–475|edition=Second}}}}{{efn|As of the [[2019 redefinition of the SI base units]], this correspondence is not longer exact.}} |
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The statvolt is also defined in the [[CGS]] system as 1 |
The statvolt is also defined in the [[CGS]] system as 1 [[erg]] / [[statcoulomb]].{{refn|name="Purcell"}} |
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⚫ | It is a useful unit for [[electromagnetism]] because, in a vacuum, an [[electric field]] of one statvolt per centimetre has the same energy density as a [[magnetic field]] of one [[Gauss (unit)|gauss]]. Likewise, a plane wave propagating in a vacuum has perpendicular electric and magnetic fields such that for every gauss of magnetic field intensity there is one statvolt/cm of electric field intensity.{{refn|name="Purcell"}} |
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It is a useful unit for [[electromagnetism]] because, in a vacuum, an [[electric field]] of one statvolt |
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In the CGS-EMU system, the unit of voltage is the [[abvolt]]. |
In the CGS-EMU system, the unit of voltage is the [[abvolt]]. |
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statvolt | |
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Unit system | CGS-ESU and CGS-Gaussian |
Unit of | electric potential, electric potential difference (voltage), and electromotive force |
Symbol | statV |
Named after | Alessandro Volta |
In CGS base units | g1/2·cm1/2/s [1]:26 |
Conversions | |
1 statV in ... | ... corresponds to ... |
SI | ccgs 10−8 volt = 299.792458 volt[a] |
CGS-EMU | ccgs abvolt |
The statvolt is a unit of voltage and electrical potential used in the CGS-ESU and gaussian systems of units. In terms of its relation to the SI units, one statvolt corresponds to ccgs 10−8 volt,[a] i.e. to 299.792458 volts.[2][b]
The statvolt is also defined in the CGS system as 1 erg / statcoulomb.[2] It is a useful unit for electromagnetism because, in a vacuum, an electric field of one statvolt per centimetre has the same energy density as a magnetic field of one gauss. Likewise, a plane wave propagating in a vacuum has perpendicular electric and magnetic fields such that for every gauss of magnetic field intensity there is one statvolt/cm of electric field intensity.[2]
In the CGS-EMU system, the unit of voltage is the abvolt.