Appendix A

Physical Constants Used as Conversion Factors

Velocity of light	2.99790 x 1010 cm/sec
Rydberg constant (hydrogen)	1.09677 x 105 cm-1
Gravitational constant	6.670 X 10-8 dynes X cm˛ X g-2
Faraday constant	2.89356x 1014 e.s.u. x g-equiv-1
Gas constant	8.31436 x 107 ergs x deg-1 x mol-1

Physical Constants Calculated

	Calculated	Observed	Units
Molar gas volume	2.2.4145 x 10ł	22.4157 x 10ł	cmł
Mass of hydrogen atom	1.67339 x 10-24	1.67339 x 10-24	g
Mass of unit atomic weight	1.66124 x 10-24	1.65990 x 10-24	g
Avogadro's number	6.01960 x 1023	6.02544 x 1023
Boltzman constant	1.38121 x 10-16	1.38026 x 10-16	ergs/deg
Planck constant	*6.648 x 10-27	6.62377 x 10-27	erg sec
Radiation constant	5.65475 x 10-5	5.6699 x 10-5	ergs/(cm˛ x deg4 x sec)
Electronic charge	**4.80690 x 10-10	4.807 x 10-10	e.s.u.
Electron mass	9.11126 x 10-28	9.10721 x 10-28	g
Ratio Hą to electron mass	1836.62	1837.1
Fine structure constant	137.481	137.043

* Subject to adjustment--See text
** See text

Natural Units

Mechanical Units		Value
s	Space	0.455884 x 10-5 cm
t	Time	0.152068 x 10-15 sec
s/t	Velocity	2.99790 x 1010 cm/sec
s/t˛	Acceleration	1.97142 x 1021 cm/sec˛
t/s	Energy	5.00100 x 10-4 ergs
t˛/s˛	Momentum	1.66817 x 10-14 g-cm/sec
tł/sł	Mass	0.556446 x 10-24
t/s˛	Force	109.699 dynes
t/s4	Pressure	5.27830 x 1012 dynes/cm
Electrical Units		Value
s	Quantity	4.80690 x 10-10 e.s.u.
s	Capacitance	0.513727 x 10-17 farads
s/t	Current	1.05441 x 10-3 amperes
1/s	Power	3.28866 x 105 watts
t/s	Electric charge	4.80690 x 10-10 e.s.u.
t/s˛	Electric potential	3.11896 x 108 volts
t/sł	Elec. field intensity	6.84156 x 1013 Volts/CM
t/sł	Electric flux density	23.1290 e.s.u./cm˛
t˛/sł	Resistance	2.95801 x 1011 ohms
t˛/s˛	Magnetic charge	1.60342 x 10-20 e.s.u.
t˛/s˛	Magnetic flux	4.74294 maxwells
t˛/sł	magnetic potential	1.04038 x 106 gilberts
t˛/s4	Magnetic induction	2.28212 x 1011 gauss
t˛/s4	Mag. field intensity	2.28212 x 1011 oersteds
Temperature Units		Value
t/s	(time-space region)	3.62074 x 1012 degrees C
t/s	(time region)	510.16 degrees C