Subject

Physical Quantity

Symbol

Name

Unit

Mass

m, M

kilogram

kg

Linear position
Length, Distance
Radius

x, r
l, d
R

meter

t,

second

radian

rad

steradian

sr

Time
Linear angle,
Angular position
Spherical angle
Area

m2

Volume

m3

Moment of inertia

kg*m2

kg/m3

m/s

rad/s

Density
Mechanics

Linear velocity
Angular velocity

v, u, c
,

Linear momentum

kg*m/s

Angular momentum

kg*m2/s

Linear acceleration

m/s2

rad/s2

newton

N=kg*m/s2

N*m

Angular acceleration
Force

Torque
Impulse

N*s

Work
Energy

W
E

joule

J=N*m

Power

watt

W=J/s

Pa*s

Dynamic viscosity
Electricity and
Magnetism

Current

ampere

Charge

Q, q, e

coulomb

C=A*s

Current density

A/m2

Volume charge
density

C/m3

Surface charge
density

C/m2

Linear charge density

C/m

Electric potential

volt

V=J/C

Voltage
emf

Electric field

Electric flux

V*m
C*m

pe

Resistance

R, r

ohm

=V/A

*m

Capacitance

Specific conductivity
Magnetic field

farad
-

Magnetic flux

F=C/V
(

*m)-1

tesla

T=N/(A*m)

weber

Wb=T*m2=V*s

Inductance
Mutual-inductance

L
M

henri

H=Wb/A

Magnetic moment

pm

A*m2

Polarization

C/m2

Magnetization

A/m

Temperature

kelvin

Substance quantity

mole

mol

Pressure

Pa

Heat

Heat capacity
Entropy

C
S

J/K

Specific heat

J/(kg*K)

Molar heat

cm

J/(mol*K)

energy flux

W/m2

N/m

pascal

Pa=N/m2

Surface tension
Stress
Elasticity modulus
Oscillations and
Waves

N/C, V/m

Electric moment
Specific resistance

Thermodynamic
s

Wavelength
Wave number

m-1

Frequency

hertz

Hz

J/m3

Energy density
Energy flux

J/m2

Intensity

J/(m2*s)

Reactance

ohm

=V/A

Optics

Quantum Physics

Impedance

Focal length

Luminous intensity

candela

cd

lumen

lm=cd*m2

Luminous flux
Illuminance

lux

lk=lm/m2

Brightness

cd/m2

Linear absorption
coefficient

m-1

Mass absorption
coefficient

m2/kg

Radioactive activity

becquerel

Bq=s-1

Absorbed dose

gray

Gy=J/kg