dimensions1
http://www.openmath.org/cd/dimensions1.ocd
2004-04-01
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This CD defines symbols which represent basic physical dimensions.
length
This symbol represents the length physical dimension.
area
This symbol represents the area physical dimension.
area = length*length
volume
This symbol represents the volume physical dimension.
volume = length*length*length
speed
This symbol represents the speed physical dimension. It is the size of the
derivative of distance with respect to time.
speed = length/time
velocity
This symbol represents the velocity physical dimension. It is the
derivative of (vector) distance with respect to time.
velocity = displacement/second
speed is the Euclidean norm of velocity
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acceleration
This symbol represents the acceleration physical dimension. It is the
second derivative of distance with respect to time.
acceleration = length/(time^2)
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time
This symbol represents the time physical dimension.
Note that the main units for time are defined in the units_time1 CD.
mass
This symbol represents the mass physical dimension.
force
This symbol represents the force physical dimension.
force = mass*length/time^2
temperature
This symbol represents the temperature physical dimension.
pressure
This symbol represents the pressure physical dimension.
pressure = force/area
charge
This symbol represents the charge physical dimension.
charge = current/voltage
current
This symbol represents the current physical dimension.
current = voltage*charge
voltage
This symbol represents the voltage physical dimension.
voltage = current/charge
resistance
This symbol represents the resistance physical dimension, it is the
resistance that an electrical circuit has to flow of charge.
resistance = voltage/current
density
This symbol represents the density physical dimension, it is the mass
per unit volume.
density = mass/volume
energy
This symbol represents the energy physical dimension.
energy = mass*length^2/time^2
energy = force*length
concentration
This symbol represents the concentration physical dimension, it is the
amount of a substance in a volume.
concentration = mass/length^3
momentum
This symbol represents the momentum physical dimension, it is mass
times velocity.
momentum = mass*velocity
power
This symbol represents the power physical dimension, it is energy
per time.
power = energy/time