Package: libudunits2-0
Version: 2.1.15-3
Severity: important
Tags: patch
In the supplied library of units and constants there is a typo in the
value of the elementary charge. The "e" is missing before the exponent
resulting in bad values upon unit conversion:
$ udunits2
udunits2: Using default XML database
You have: 1 e
You want: C
1 e = 0.000128973 C
x/C = 0.000128973*(x/e)
(The correct value is 1 e = 1.602176487e-19 C.)
The attached patch fixes the problem and introduces an update value from
the NIST constants homepage http://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/cuu/Value?e
With best regards,
Stefan Tibus
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--- udunits2-common.xml.org 2010-06-06 23:54:42.000000000 +0200
+++ udunits2-common.xml 2010-06-14 10:15:46.656506537 +0200
@@ -1358,7 +1358,7 @@
<aliases> <name> <singular>abvolt</singular> </name> </aliases>
</unit>
<unit>
- <def>1.60217733-19 C</def>
+ <def>1.602176487e-19 C</def>
<aliases> <symbol>e</symbol> </aliases>
</unit>
<unit>
