Cgs Units
Centimetre–gram–second system of units
| Quantity | Quantity symbol | CGS unit name | Unit symbol | Unit definition | In SI units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| length, position | L, x | centimetre | cm | 1/100 of metre | 10−2 m |
| mass | m | gram | g | 1/1000 of kilogram | 10−3 kg |
| time | t | second | s | 1 second | 1 s |
| velocity | v | centimetre per second | cm/s | cm/s | 10−2 m/s |
| acceleration | a | gal | Gal | cm/s2 | 10−2 m/s2 |
| force | F | dyne | dyn | g⋅cm/s2 | 10−5 N |
| energy | E | erg | erg | g⋅cm2/s2 | 10−7 J |
| power | P | erg per second | erg/s | g⋅cm2/s3 | 10−7 W |
| pressure | p | barye | Ba | g/(cm⋅s2) | 10−1 Pa |
| dynamic viscosity | μ | poise | P | g/(cm⋅s) | 10−1 Pa⋅s |
| kinematic viscosity | ν | stokes | St | cm2/s | 10−4 m2/s |
| wavenumber | k | kayser | cm−1[10] or K | cm−1 | 100 m−1 |