Definition:CGS/Also known as
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CGS: Also known as
The CGS system is also known as the Gaussian system, for Carl Friedrich Gauss.
This term is used usually in the context of atomic physics and solid-state physics, where their scale is more convenient than that of SI units.
Sources
- 1990: I.S. Grant and W.R. Phillips: Electromagnetism (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: Force and energy in electrostatics: $1.1$ Electric Charge
- 1990: I.S. Grant and W.R. Phillips: Electromagnetism (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Appendix $\text A$: Units