PLANT BIOPHYSICS - Y. I. Posudin - 2004

APPENDIX

Class="center">Physical Constants

Symbol

Name

Value and units

с

Speed of light in vacuum

2,99792458·108 м·с-1

Na

Avogadro constant

6,0221367(36)·1023 (моль)-1

R = NA·k

Universal gas constant

8,3145510(70) Дж·моль-1·К-1;

8,314·10-3 л·МПа·моль-1·К-1

k = R/Na

Boltzmann constant

1,380658(12)·10-23 Дж·К-1

кТ

Boltzmann constant · Temperature

0,0235 еВ at 0 °С

0,0253 еВ at 20 °С

RT

Universal gas constant · temperature

2,271·103 Дж·моль-1 at 0 °С;

2,437·103 Дж·моль-1 at 20 °С.

е

Elementary charge

1,60217733(49))·10-19 Кл

ε0

Electric constant

8 8541878(17)·10-12Кл2·Н-1·м-2

μ0

Magnetic constant

12,56637614·10-7 Н·А-2

F = NA·e

Faraday constant

9,64846·104 Кл·моль-1

RT/F


25,3 мВ at 20 °С

2,303RT/F


58.2 мВ at 20 °С

h

Planck constant

6,626075(40)·10-34 Дж·с

h = h/2π

Planck constant

1,05457266(63)·10-34 Дж·с

σ

Stefan-Boltzmann constant

5,67051(19)·10-8 Вт·м-2·К-4

В

Wien displacement law constant

0,002897756 м·К

Multipliers and Prefixes for Decimal Multiples and Submultiples

Multiplier

Prefix

Symbol

Multiplier

Prefix

Symbol

1018

exa

E

10-1

deci

d

1015

peta

P

10-2

centi

c

1012

tera

T

10-3

milli

m

109

giga

G

10-6

micro

μ

10б

mega

M

10-9

nano

n

103

kilo

k

10-12

pico

p

102

hecto

h

10-15

femto

f

101

deca

da

10-18

atto

a

Units of Measurement and Dimensions of Physical Quantities

Mechanics

Quantity

Unit of measurement

Dimension

Relationship between units in different systems

Work A, energy E

Joule (J)

кг·м2·с-2

1 J = 107 erg

Power N

Watt (W)

кг·м2·с-3

1 W = 1 J·с-1;

Force F

Newton (N)

кг·м·с-2

1 hp = 735.5 W

1 N = 1 J·м-1;

Pressure p

Pascal (Pa)

кг·м-1·с-2

1 N = 105 dyn

1 Pa = 1 N·м-2;




1 Pa = 9,87·10-6 atm;

1 Pa = 7,5·10-3 mmHg;

1 atm = 1,013·105 Pa;

1 mmHg = 133 Pa;

1 Pa = 10-5 bar;

1 bar = 105 Pa;

1 mbar = 100 Pa;

1 Torr = 133 Pa;

1 hPa = 100 Pa;

1 N·м-2 = 1,02·10-7 кг·мм-2;

1 кг·мм-2 = 0,98·107 N·м-2;

1 кг·мм-2 = 102 кг·см-2;

1 кг·см-2 = 0,98·105 N·м-2;

1 atm = 14.696 psi;

1 psi = 1 lb/in2;

1 N/m2 = 0.145·1 lb/in2;

1 кг·м-3 = 10-3 г·см-3;

1 г·см-3 = 103 кг·м-3

Density ρ

кг·м-3

кг·м-3


Molecular Physics and Thermodynamics

Quantity

Unit of measurement

Dimension

Relationship between units in different systems

Temperature t°

Degrees Celsius °C


°C = K - 273.15

K = °C + 273.15

°C = (°F - 32) × 5/9

°F = 9/5 × °C + 32

K = (°F - 32) × 5/9 + 273.15

°F = (K - 273.15) × 9/5 + 32

Heat Q

Joule (J)

кг·м2·с-2

1 J = 0.2389 cal;

1 cal = 4.186 J;

1 J = 107 erg;

1 erg = 10-7 J

Enthalpy H

kJ·mol-1

103·кг·м2·с-2·моль-1


Entropy S

J·K-1

кг·м2·с-2·К-1


Heat capacity C

J·K-1

кг·м2·с-2·К-1


Specific heat capacity c

J·kg-1·K-1

м2·с-2·К-1


Molar specific heat capacity C/p

J·mol-1·K-1



Thermal conductivity coefficient λ

W·m-1·K-1

кг·м·с-3·К-1


Thermal diffusivity coefficient X

м2·с-1



Viscosity η

Pa·s

кг·м-1·с-1

1 poise = 0.1 Pa·s

Electricity and Magnetism

Quantity

Unit of measurement

Dimension

Relationship between units in different systems

Electric charge q

Coulomb (C)

кг-2·м-2·с-1

1 C = 1 A·s

Electric displacement D

C·m

А·с·м-2


Potential φ, voltage U

Volt (V)

кг·м2·A-1·с-3

1 V = 1 J·C-1

EMF ε, current I

Ampere (A)

A

1 A = 1 C·s-1

Current density j

A·m-2

А·м-2


Capacitance C

Farad (F)

кг-1·м-2·A2·с4

1 F = 1 C·V-1

Electric dipole moment p

C·m

А·с·м


Electric field strength E

V·m-1

кг·м·A-1·с-3


Resistance R

Ohm (Ω)

кг·м2·A-2·с-3

1 V·m-1 = 1 N·C-1

Electrical resistivity ρ

Ohm·m

кг·м3·A-2·с-3


Magnetic flux Φ

Weber (Wb)

кг·м2·A-1·с-2


Magnetic induction B

Tesla (T)

кг·A-1·с-2

1 T = 1 Wb·m-2

1 T = 104 Gs

1 Gs = 10-4 T

Magnetic field strength H

A·m-1

А·м-1


Inductance L

Henry (H)

кг·м2·A-2·с-2


Optics

Quantity

Unit of measurement

Dimension

Relationship between units in different systems

Wavelength of light λ

m

м

1 m = 106 μm;

1 μm = 10-6 m;

1 m = 109 nm;

1 nm = 10-9 m;

1 m = 1010 Å;

1 Å = 10-10 m

Wavenumber σ

m-1

м-1

1 m-1 = 10-2 cm-1;

1 cm-1 = 102 м-1

Energy of a single quantum E

(1.240/λ) eV


1 eV = 1.60210·10-19 J

Energy of a mole of quanta E

einstein

ейнштейн

1 einstein = 12·107 J

Radiometric and Photometric Quantities

Radiometric quantity

Unit of measurement

Photometric quantity

Unit of measurement

Radiant flux Φе

Watt (W)

Luminous flux Φс

Lumen (lm)

Radiant intensity Іе

Watt per steradian (W·sr-1)

Luminous intensity Іс

Candela (cd) = (lm·sr-1)

Radiance Le

Watt per steradian square meter (W·sr-1·m-2)

Luminance Lс

Candela per square meter (cd·m-2)

Irradiance Ее

Watt per square meter (W·m-2)

Illuminance Ес

Lux (lx) = (lm·m-2)

Radiant exitance Ме

Watt per square meter (W·m-2)

Luminous exitance Мс

Lumen per square meter (lm·m-2)

Incident photon flux density, Іф

μmol·m-2·s-1



Relationship Between Radiometric and Photometric Units

Radiant flux

Luminous flux

1 W = 0.27 lm (λ = 400 nm)

1 lm = 1.464·10-3 W (λ = 555 nm)

= 25.9 lm (λ = 450 nm)

= 220.0 lm (λ = 500 nm)

= 679.0 lm (λ = 550 nm)

= 683.0 lm (λ = 555 nm)

= 430.0 lm (λ = 600 nm)

= 73.0 lm (λ = 650 nm)

= 2.78 lm (λ = 700 nm)

1 lm·s = 1.464·10-3 J (λ = 555 nm)

Irradiance

Luminance

1 W·cm-2 = 1·104 W·m-2 = 6.83·106 lx (λ = 555 nm)

1 lm·sr-1·m-2 = 1·10-4 lm·sr-1·cm-2

Radiant intensity

Luminous intensity

1 W·sr-1 = 683 cd (λ = 555 nm)

1 lm·sr-1 = 1.464·10-3 W·sr-1 (λ = 555 nm)

Relationship Between Degrees, Minutes, Seconds, and Radians

1° = 0.01745 rad = 1.745·10-2 rad

1’ = 0.00029 rad = 2.9·10-4 rad

1’’ = 0.0000048 = 4.8·10-6 rad

Some Frequently Encountered Numbers

π = 3.141593

е = 2,718282

Greek alphabet

A α

alpha

I ι

iota

P ρ

rho

B β

beta

К κ

kappa

Σ σ

sigma

Г γ

gamma

Λ λ

lambda

Т т

tau

Δ δ

delta

М μ

mu

Y v

upsilon

E ε

epsilon

N v

nu

Ω ω

omega

Ф φ

phi

O о

omicron

Ξ ξ

xi

X χ

chi

П п

pi

Ψ ψ

psi

H η

eta

Θ θ

theta

Z ς

zeta

Latin alphabet

A a

a

J j

jodh

S S

es

В b

be

К k

ka

Т t

te

C c

ce

L l

el

U u

u

D d

de

М m

em

V v

ve

E e

e

N n

en

W w

double u

F f

ef

O о

o

X х

ex

G g

ge

Р р

pe

Y у

ipsilateral

H h

aitch

Q q

cu

Z z

zed

I і

i

R r

er



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