CHAPTER 2 > MATERIALS > TABLES > QUANTITIES, SYMBOLS, UNITS
Quantity | Symbol | Unit |
Capacitance | C | F (Farad) |
Change of charge | ∆Q | C |
Charge | Q | C (Coulomb) |
Charge exchanged (transported) | Q_e | C |
Conductance | G | S (Siemens) |
Conductivity | sigma | S/m |
Current density (electrical current density) | j_Q | A/m^2 |
Current of charge (electrical current, current) | I_Q | A (Ampere) |
Elastance (electrical elastance) | E = 1/C | 1/F |
Electric field (electric field strength) | E | V/m |
Potential (electrical potential) | phi_el | V (Volt) |
Potential difference | ∆phi_el | V |
Rate of change of charge | dQ/dt | C/s |
Resistance | R | Ω (Ohm) |
Resistivity (specific electrical resistance) | rho_el | Ω·m |
Temperature coefficient of electrical resistivity | alpha | 1/K (1/Kelvin) |
Time constant (capacitive) | tau_C | s |
Voltage (= potential difference) | U | V |