Gauss (unit)

<p>The gauss (symbol: G, sometimes Gs) is a unit of measurement of magnetic induction, also known as <a href="/facts/Magnetic_flux_density/Ta8Ev588">magnetic flux density</a>. The unit is part of the <a href="/facts/Gaussian_units/1mtqI96c">Gaussian system</a> of units, which inherited it from the older <a href="/facts/Centimetre%25E2%2580%2593gram%25E2%2580%2593second_system_of_units/qbHxv78q">centimetre–gram–second electromagnetic units</a> (CGS-EMU) system. It was named after the German mathematician and physicist <a href="/facts/Carl_Friedrich_Gauss/f4eSMBD7">Carl Friedrich Gauss</a> in 1936. One gauss is defined as one <a href="/facts/Maxwell_(unit)/NHVBBG0V">maxwell</a> per square <a href="/facts/Centimetre/urPkBdGR">centimetre</a>.
</p><p>As the <a href="/facts/Centimetre%25E2%2580%2593gram%25E2%2580%2593second_system_of_units/qbHxv78q">centimetre–gram–second system of units</a> (cgs system) has been superseded by the <a href="/facts/International_System_of_Units/S7YLglNz">International System of Units</a> (SI), the use of the gauss has been deprecated by the standards bodies, but is still regularly used in various subfields of science. The SI unit for magnetic flux density is the <a href="/facts/Tesla_(unit)/K6I5Stn9">tesla</a> (symbol T), which corresponds to 10,000gauss.
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