Definition:CGS/Force/Dyne
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Definition
The dyne is the CGS unit of force.
It is defined as being:
- The amount of force required to accelerate a mass of one gram at a rate of one centimetre per second squared.
This arises from Newton's Second Law of Motion, which states that such an acceleration exists under the influence of such a force.
Conversion Factors
\(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | dyne | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 10^{-5}\) | newtons |
Symbol
- $\mathrm {dyn}$
The symbol for the dyne is $\mathrm {dyn}$.
The $\LaTeX$ code for \(\mathrm {dyn}\) is \mathrm {dyn}
.
Base Units
The CGS base units of the dyne are:
- $\mathrm {dyn} := \mathrm g \, \mathrm {cm} \, \mathrm s^{-2}$
where:
- $\mathrm g$ denotes grams
- $\mathrm {cm}$ denotes centimetres
- $\mathrm s$ denotes seconds (of time).
Sources
- 1966: Isaac Asimov: Understanding Physics ... (previous) ... (next): $\text {I}$: Motion, Sound and Heat: Chapter $3$: The Laws of Motion: Mass
- 1969: J.C. Anderson, D.M. Hum, B.G. Neal and J.H. Whitelaw: Data and Formulae for Engineering Students (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $1.$ Units and Abbreviations: $1.3$ British and other units
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): dyne
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): dyne