Sensor Technology Handbook

Appendix D: Physical Constants

From: http://physics.nist.gov/constants

Fundamental Physical Constants Extensive Listing

Quantity

Symbol

Value

Unit

Relative std. uncert. u r

UNIVERSAL

speed of light in vacuum

c, c 0

299792458

ms ? 1

(exact)

magnetic constant

? 0

4 ? 10 ? 7

NA ? 2

=12.566370614 10 ? 7

NA ? 2

(exact)

electric constant 1/ ? 0 c 2

? 0

8.854187817 10 ? 12

Fm ? 1

(exact)

characteristic impedance of vacuum = ? 0 c

Z 0

376.730313461

?

(exact)

Newtonian constant of gravitation

G

6.6742(10) 10 11

m 3kg ?1s ? 2

1.5 10 4

G/?c

6.7087(10) 10 39

(GeV/ c 2) ? 2

1.5 10 4

Planck constant

h

6.6260693(11) 10 ? 34

J s

1.7 10 ? 7

in eV s

4.13566743(35) 10 ? 15

eVs

8.5 10 ?8

h/2 ?

?

1.05457168(18) 10 ? 34

Js

1.7 10 7

in eV s

6.58211915(56) 10 ? 16

eVs

8.5 10 8

?c in MeV fm

197.326968(17)

MeV fm

8.5 10 8

Planck mass (?c/G) 1 / 2

m P

2.17645(16) 10 8

kg

7.5 10 5

Planck temperature (?c 5 /G) 1/2/ k

T P

1.41679(11) 10 32

K

7.5 10 ?5

Planck length ?/m P c=(?G/c 3 ) 1/2

l P

1.61624(12) 10 35

m

7.5 10 5

Planck time l P /c=(?G/c 6 ) 1/2

t P

5.39121(40) 10 44

s

7.5 10 6

ELECTROMAGNETIC

elementary charge

e

1.60217653(14) 10 ? 19

C

8.5 10 8

e/h

2.41798940(21) 10

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