Units¶
In OSCARS SI units are used with a few exceptions where useful for the scientist. Units in the documentation as well as code are always written with square brackets e.g. [m] for meters. Below is a list of units used and their meanings.
| Symbol | Units | Quantity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| [m] | meter | length | |
| [m] | meter | time | time multiplied by the speed of light |
| [T] | tesla | magnetic field | |
| [V/m] | volts per meter | electric field | |
| [rad] | radian | angle | |
| [W] | watt | power | |
| [eV] | electron volt | energy | |
| [GeV] | giga-electron volt | energy | \(1e^9 \times [eV]\) |
| [C] | coulomb | electric charge | |
| [A] | ampere | current | |
| [s] | second | time | |
| [kg] | kilogram | mass |