Appendix of Dimensions
Dimensional Listing
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)