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 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 .
![{\ mathrm {1 \, Wb = 1 \, V \, s = 1 \, T \, m ^ {2}}}](https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/70c3ac1b3264046371f9b943d0f5d2dc0d02d442)
In the outdated CGS system , Mx ( Maxwell ) is the unit of magnetic flux.
![{\ displaystyle \ mathrm {1 \, Wb \, \, {\ mathrel {\ widehat {=}}} \, \, 10 ^ {8} \, Mx}}](https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/1b9d54cf8873fbd9c1b1c45d2d08b0d3ae2faebf)
Due to the different size systems , however, the difference between the two units is not just one factor (hence the sign ≙ ).