Debye Debye

Debye - Definition and Overview

The debye (symbol: D) is a derived CGS unit of electrical dipole moment. It is defined as 10-18 statcoulomb centimeter. In SI units, 1D equals 3.33564*10-30 Coulomb meter. It is named after the physicist Peter Debye.

The debye is still used in atomic physics and chemistry. The dipole moments of atoms and molecules are typically on the order of the "atomic unit of electric dipole moment" (Bohr radius times elementary charge), which is about 2.54D for which the SI units are inconveniently large.

Reference

  • "atomic unit of electric dipole moment: [1] (http://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/cuu/Value?auedm) ". NIST
  • " cgs units: [2] (http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/cgsmks.html) ". R. Rowlett (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Example Usage of Debye
wkwk_collector: RT karimikarimi: デバイ長(Debye Length)の話かと思ったら、全く違った。プラズマー！！ RT rainy_berry ドバイも長くはねぇだろなーとは思っていたけど案の定だね。美しさを残したままゴーストタウンになるんじゃないかしらなどとわくわくしている
karimikarimi: デバイ長(Debye Length)の話かと思ったら、全く違った。プラズマー！！ RT @rainy_berry ドバイも長くはねぇだろなーとは思っていたけど案の定だね。美しさを残したままゴーストタウンになるんじゃないかしらなどとわくわくしている
Copyright 2009 WordIQ.com - Privacy Policy  :: Terms of Use  :: Contact Us  :: About Us
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the this Wikipedia article.