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 |
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2,303RT/F |
58.2 мВ at 20 °С |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Entropy S |
J·K-1 |
кг·м2·с-2·К-1 |
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Heat capacity C |
J·K-1 |
кг·м2·с-2·К-1 |
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Specific heat capacity c |
J·kg-1·K-1 |
м2·с-2·К-1 |
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Molar specific heat capacity C/p |
J·mol-1·K-1 |
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Thermal conductivity coefficient λ |
W·m-1·K-1 |
кг·м·с-3·К-1 |
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Thermal diffusivity coefficient X |
м2·с-1 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Electric field strength E |
V·m-1 |
кг·м·A-1·с-3 |
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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 |
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Magnetic flux Φ |
Weber (Wb) |
кг·м2·A-1·с-2 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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