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SI redefinition

SI redefinition

Published by: Kamila Szulc

The main challenges facing the modern world today are measurable. We measure the world in seconds, meters, kilograms or amps. In the overwhelming majority of countries we use the International System of Units of Measure (SI), which integrates almost the whole world into a coherent metrological whole.

Consistent, uniform metrology takes care of our health, environment, trade, science, technology and safety. However, modern metrology faces a new challenge: the redefinition of SI, which will make metrology ready to meet the demands of modernity in the 21st century.

 

Basic constants

 

νCs

9 192 631 770 s-1

c

299 792 458 m s-1

h

6,626 070 15×10-34 J s (J s = kg m2 s-1)

e

1,602 176 634×10-19 C (C = A s)

k

1,380 649×10-23J K-1 (J K-1 = kg m2 s-2 K-1)

NA

6,022 140 76×1023 mol-1

Kcd

683 lm W-1 (dla monochromatycznego promieniowania o częstotliwości 540×1012 Hz)

 

SI Units

1 s

9 192 631 770/∆νCs

1 m

(c/299 792 458) s ≈ 30,663 319 c/∆νCs

1 kg

(h/6,626 070 15×10-34) s m-2

≈ 1,475 521… ×1040 hνCs c-2

1 A

(e/1,602 176 634×10-19) s-1

≈ 6,789 687×108νCs e

1 K

(1,380 649×10-23/k) kg m2 s-2

≈ 2,226 6653 ∆νCs h k-1

1 mol

6,022 140 76×1023 NA-1

1 cd

(Kcd/683) kg m2 s-3 sr-1

≈2,614 830×1010 (νCs)2 h Kcd

Information on the SI redefinition is also available on the BIPM website.

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