Gauss (metric)
A Gauss is a unit of measure for magnetism.
Description (Specifications)
A gauss is a metric system used to measure magnetic flux density ("magnetic induction"). One gauss is defined as one maxwell per square centimeter.
- The standard abbreviation is Ga.
- The maxwell is the centimeter-gram-second) unit of magnetic flux.
Term Usage Example
A Gauss Rifle utilizes artificially induced electromagnetic fields to propel 4 gram needle bullets to velocities of around 1500 meters per second.
History & Background (Dossier)
The gauss was first defined as a unit of force on Terra prior to the foundation of the Terran Confederation: it is named for Carl Friedrich Gauss, a Terran mathematician and physicist born around -2743. Technologists found the gauss useful as the concept of the Technology Level and standardized ideas about sophont society development began to take form.[1]
References & Contributors (Sources)
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 615.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
The gauss, abbreviated as G or Gs, is the cgs unit of measurement of magnetic flux density (or "magnetic induction") (B). It is named after German mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss.