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--- un:gaussian-units [2024/06/24 01:57] – asad
+++ un:gaussian-units [2024/06/24 02:04] (current) – asad
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 ====== Gaussian units ======
-[[Gauss]] constructed these units by considering the value of the permittivity of free space
+[[Gauss]] constructed a [[CGS]] system of units by considering the value of the permittivity of free space
 $$ \epsilon_0 = \frac{1}{4\pi} $$
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 that is a charge $q$ creates an electric field of magnitude $E$ at a distance $r$.
+Because speed of light [[c]] is just $(\epsilon_0\mu_0)^{-1/2}$, in Gaussian units we can find the permeability of free space as
+$$ \mu_0 = \frac{4\pi}{c^2}. $$