Definition:Abhenry

Definition

The abhenry is the CGS unrationalised electromagnetic unit of inductance.

It is defined as being the amount of inductance of a closed circuit that produces $1$ maxwell of magnetic flux per abampere.

Symbol

$\mathrm {abH}$

The symbol for the abhenry is $\mathrm {abH}$.

Its $\LaTeX$ code is \mathrm {abH} .

Also known as

The abhenry is also known as the electromagnetic unit of inductance, abbreviated $\mathrm {e.m.u.}$.

In older texts, the unit may be rendered as the centimetre, reflecting its dimension in the CGS-EMU (electromagnetic cgs) absolute system of units .

Source of Name

This entry was named for Joseph Henry.

Linguistic Note

The word abhenry is a shortened form of absolute henry, as evolved from its original full name absolute electromagnetic cgs unit of resistance.