Unit Conversions
According to the centimeter gram second system of units (cgs), the gauss is the unit of magnetic field B and the equivalent of esu/cm^2, while the oersted is the unit of magnetizing field H. One tesla is equal to 104 gauss, and one ampere per meter is equal to 4π × 10−3 oersted.
The units for magnetic flux Φ, which is the integral of magnetic field over an area, are the weber (Wb) in the SI and the maxwell (Mx) in the cgs system. The conversion factor is 108, since flux is the integral of field over an area, area having the units of the square of distance, thus 104 (magnetic field conversion factor) times the square of 102 (linear distance conversion factor, i.e., centimetres per meter).
Another unit conversion that may be useful is 1 gauss = 10−4 kg C−1 s−1.
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