Physical unit
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Unit name |
Weber
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Unit symbol
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Physical quantity (s)
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Magnetic river
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Formula symbol
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dimension
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system
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International system of units
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In SI units
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In CGS units
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Named after
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Wilhelm Eduard Weber
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Derived from
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Volt , second
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See also: Maxwell
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The Weber (also: the volt second ) is the unit of measurement of magnetic flux . It was named after Wilhelm Eduard Weber .
In the outdated CGS system , Mx ( Maxwell ) is the unit of magnetic flux.
Due to the different size systems , however, the difference between the two units is not just one factor (hence the sign ≙ ).