At Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:25:14 -0500, Sebastien Maret wrote: > I am a bit confused by the different headers in the GSL that define > the physical constants. The reference manual only mention > gsl_const_mksa.h and gsl_const_cgsm.h. The former defines the constant > in MKS units and the second one in CGS. But the source distribution > also have gsl_const_mks.h and gsl_const_cgs.h. What are those?
Hello, Those are old versions, preserved only for backwards compatibility. The manual documents the recommended versions. > Is there any reason why the SI system is called MKSA in the reference > manual and not simply MKS? Does the A stands for ampere? What about > the M in CGSM? A = ampere M = magnetic gauss -- Brian Gough (GSL Maintainer) Network Theory Ltd, Publishing the GSL Manual - http://www.network-theory.co.uk/gsl/manual/ _______________________________________________ Help-gsl mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gsl
