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Unit System: CGS Electromagnetism Units System
Description: In another variant of the CGS system, electromagnetic units (EMU), current is defined via the force existing between two thin, parallel, infinitely long wires carrying it, and charge is then defined as current multiplied by time. (This approach was eventually used to define the SI unit of ampere as well).
Units
| Unit | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| ampere | The ampere, often shortened to 'amp', is the SI unit of electric current and is one of the seven SI base units. | SI Base |
| ampere hour | An ampere-hour or amp-hour (symbol: A⋅h or A h; often simplified as Ah) is a unit of electric charge, having dimensions of electric current multiplied by time, equal to the charge transferred by a steady current of one ampere flowing for one hour, or 3,600 coulombs. | SI Derived |
| ampere square meter | Unit of magnetic dipole moment | SI Coherent Derived |
| gauss | cgs unit of magnetic flux density (0.1 millitesla) | SI Derived |
| millicoulomb | unit of electric charge | SI Derived |
| sievert | The sievert (symbol: Sv) is a unit in the International System of Units (SI) intended to represent the stochastic health risk of ionizing radiation, which is defined as the probability of causing radiation-induced cancer and genetic damage. (Wikipedia) | SI Special Named |