Appendix of Dimensions

Dimensional Listing

 

unresolved measurements

Measurement

Description

Fundamental

Quantity

SP

Dimensions

SI unit

Reference

acoustic power

.

.

.

.

CRC F322

affinity

.

.

.

.

CRC F329

air mass

.

absorption

.

.

RR

apparent volume

.

.

.

.

CRC F78

attenuation

.

.

.

.

CRC F79

attenuation coefficient

.

.

.

.

CRC F79

Beaufort force

"force 'x' winds"

velocity^2/3!!!!!!!!!!!!

z?d / t )^2/3

.

RR

candle

.

.

.

.

CRC F84

carrier lifetime

.

.

.

.

CRC F328

characteristic diffusion length

.

.

.

.

CRC F330

characteristic temperature

.

.

.

.

CRC F328

charge number of ion

.

.

.

.

CRC F329

collision frequency

.

.

.

.

CRC F330

compression

.

.

.

.

non-conserving forces folder

coupling coefficient

.

.

.

.

CRC F321

degree of ionization

.

.

.

.

CRC F329

diffusion length

.

.

.

.

CRC F328

dissipation

.

.

.

.

CRC F326

dissipation factor

.

.

.

.

CRC F327

dissociation energy

.

.

.

.

CRC F328

divergence

.

.

.

.

.

drift velocity

.

.

.

.

CRC F327

electron cyclotron circular frequency

.

.

.

.

CRC F329

electron diffusion coefficient

.

.

.

.

CRC F330

electron emission coefficient

.

.

.

.

CRC F330

electron plasma circular frequency

.

.

.

.

CRC F329

electron temperature

.

.

.

.

CRC F329

emissive power

.

.

.

.

CRC F95

energy of particle

.

.

.

.

CRC F329

enzyme unit

.

n per mole sec???

.

.

RR

extent of reaction

.

.

.

.

CRC F329

group velocity

.

.

.

.

CRC F322

gyromagnetic coefficient

.

.

.

.

CRC F324

hounsfield unit

.

xray attenuation/voxel

.

.

RR

hyperfine quantum number

.

.

.

.

CRC F324

hysterisis

.

.

.

.

CRC F104

impact parameter

.

.

.

.

CRC F324

internal conversion coefficient

.

.

.

.

CRC F324

international unit

drug potency

.

.

.

RR

ion cyclotron circular frequency

.

.

.

.

CRC F329

ion temperature

.

.

.

.

CRC F329

ion-electron diffusion coefficient

.

.

.

.

CRC F330

ionic mobility

ion velocity per potential gradient

"per equiv"

z? n

"per equiv"

CRC F106

ionization efficiency

.

.

.

.

CRC F330

ionization energy

.

.

.

.

CRC F329

ionization frequency

.

.

.

.

CRC F330

Jones

.

complex unit

z? d/t1/2/w

.

RR

katal

.

.

.

.

Nist printout p3; RR

kunitz

.

biochem rate

.

.

RR

lethal dose

.

.

.

.

RR

linear range

.

.

.

.

CRC F324

magnetic diffusivity

.

.

.

.

CRC F331

magnetic pressure

.

.

.

.

CRC F330

magnetic pressure ratio

.

.

.

.

CRC F331

magnitude

earthquake intensity

.

z? Log

richter

RR

magnitude

apparent brightness

.

z?log 2.51

ref: A.Q.

RR

maximum spectral luminous efficacy

.

.

.

.

CRC F321

mean time interval between collisions

.

.

.

.

CRC F330

mel

.

perceived pitch

.

.

RR

mercalli

earthquake intensity

.

z? Log

.

RR

molar conductance

.

.

.

.

CRC F113

molar conductivity

.

.

.

.

CRC F113

neutral particle temperature

.

.

.

.

CRC F329

nile

.

reactivity [see inhour, RR]

.

.

RR

octane number

.

.

.

.

RR

olf

.

odor intensity

.

.

RR

open window unit

.

sound absorption, I.e. sabin

.

.

RR

phon

sound intensity? [see CRC loudness]

intensity?

z? m / t3

.

CRC F118; RR

plasma pressure

.

.

.

.

CRC F330

pol

.

air polution concentration

.

.

RR

radiant energy density

.

.

.

.

CRC F321

radiant energy flux

.

.

.

.

CRC F321

rapidity

velocity

velocity

tanh x

.

.

rate coefficient

.

.

.

.

CRC F330

reduced activity

.

.

.

.

CRC F329

residual resistivity

.

.

.

.

CRC F327

retinol equivalent

international units

.

.

.

RR

rhm

.

"roentgen hour meter"

.

.

RR

richter

earthquake intensity

.

z? Log

richter

RR

run

.

yard hank per mass

.

.

RR

sabin

.

sound absorption

.

.

RR

saturation

.

brightness

.

.

RR

scoville unit

.

concentration

.

.

RR

sone

acoustic loudness

.

.

[decibel]

CRC F125; RR

sonic attenuation

.

.

z? dB t / d

decibel per meter hertz

CRC F64

sound particle velocity

.

.

.

.

CRC F322

spectral concentration of luminous intensity

.

.

.

.

CRC F322

spectral concentration of radiant intensity

.

.

.

.

CRC F321

spectral concentration of radiant energy density

.

.

.

.

CRC F321

spectral luminous efficacy

.

.

.

.

CRC F321

spectral luminous efficiency

.

.

.

.

CRC F321

strangeness

strangeness

.

.

.

CRC F127

sturgeon

.

magnetic reluctance

.

ampere per weber (= 1/ henry)

RR

superconductor thermodynamic critical field strength

.

.

.

.

CRC F328

svedberg

.

sedimentation coefficient

z? t

second ???

RR

transmission coefficient

.

.

.

.

CRC F322

turbidity unit

.

[see NTU]

.

.

RR

volcanic explosivity

.

scale

.

.

RR

volume strain

.

.

.

.

CRC F318

volume velocity

.

.

.

.

CRC F132

wind chill

.

[ v^0.16 !!!!!!!!!!!!]

.

.

RR

 

 

 Notes:

1) Repitious modifications of the same measurement (i.e.:mega-, milli-, micro-; free, rotational, ...) may not be reiterated.

2) Statistics units may not included.

3) The following abreviations are used: sq = square, cu = cubic.

 

References:

1) AIP = E. Richard cohen, The Physics Quick Reference guide, 1996, American Institute of Physics.

2) AQ = C. W. Allen, Astrophysical quantities second edition, 1963, The Athlone Press University of London.

3) CRC = CRC Handbook of chemistry and Physics 70th edition, 1989, CRC Press.

4) M = Mark's Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers ninth edition, 1978, McGraw-Hill.

5) MH = Machinery's Handbook 23rd edition, 1988, Industrial Press.

6) RR = Russ Rowlett's (web-based) Dictionary of Units of Measurement.

7) Sz = T. Szirtes, Applied dimensional analysis and Modeling, 1998, McGraw-Hill.

8) S&H = H. Poincare', Science and Hypothesis (translated 1905, Dover 1952)