APPENDIX A A TABLE OF PHYSICAL CONSTANTS The constants given below are evaluated both in MKSA units (bold- face) and in certain other systems of units which are often used. For a more complete list, including errors, see DuMond et al., Revs. Modern Phys., 27, 363 (1958). 1. Speed of light 2.997930 x 108 m st = 2.997930 X 10! cm s-! 2. Avogadro’s number (physical scale) N = 6.02486 x 10°* (kg mole)-* = 6.02486 X 10* (g mole) 3. Loschmidt’s number (physical scale) Lo = 2.68719 x 10% m-? = 2.68719 X 10" cm-? 4, Electronic charge e = 1.60206 x 10-" C = 4.80286 X 10-” statcoulomb 5. Electron rest mast m = 9.1083 x 10-* kg = 0.510976 MeV = 5.48763 X 10 amu = 9.1083 X 10 g 6. Proton rest mass M, = 1.67239 x 10-”" kg = 1.67239 X 10° g 7. Neutron rest mass M, = 1.67470 x 10-7 kg = 1.67470 X 10-* g 8. Planck’s constant h = 6.62517 x 10-* J s (or m? kg s~!) = 4.1354 X 10- eV 8 = 6.62517 X 10-% erg s h = h/2m = 1.08443 x 10-“ J s = 6.5817 X 10" eV s 05443 X 10-% erg s 1In discussions involving particles, m, is often used to designate the clectron rest mass, 938.211 MeV = 1.007593 amu. 939.505 MeV = 1.008983 amu 721722 PRINCIPLES OF MODERN PHYSICS: 9. Faraday constant (physical scale) F = 9.65219 x 10’ C (kg mole) 9652.19 emu (g mole)! 10. Charge-to-mass ratio of electron e/m = 1.76890 x 10" C kg-t = 1.75890 X 107 emu gt 11. Ratio h/e h/e = 4.1854 x 10-' V s (or m? kg s“! C!) = 1.37942 X 10-"" erg s esut 12. Fine-structure constant. a = /Amedhe = 7.29729 X 10-* = e#/e (¢ in esu) 1/a = 137.0373 13. Ratio proton mass to electron mass M,/m = 1836.12 14, Reduced mass of electron in H mmn* = 91084 x 10-* kg = 9.1034 X 10-8 g 15. Schroedinger constant for fixed nucleus 2m/h* = 1.63836 x 10° J-! m-? (or m~ kg s?) .63836 X 10” erg-! em-? 16. First Bohr radius Qo = Ameoh®/me? = 6.29172 x 10-4 m = 1?/me® = 5.29172 X 10-* em (e in esu) 17. Classical electron radius To = e?/4regme? = 2.81785 x 107 m = e?/me* = 2.81785 X 10-4 cm (¢ in esu) 18. Compton wavelength of electron Ae = h/me = 2.42626 x 10-? m = 2.42626 X 10-9 cm 19. Compton wavelength of proton Ay = h/M,c = 13.2141 x 107% m = 13.2141 x 10-“% em 20. Boltzmann constant k = 1.38044 x 10-%8 J °K-! (or m? kg s~? °K-) = 8.6164 X 10-5 eV °K-1 1.38044 X 10-16 erg °K-? 1/k = 11,605.4 °K eV-? 21. Gas constant R = 8.31662 x 10° J (kg mole)-1 °K-" = 8.31662 X 107 erg (g mole)-! °K-?22. 23. 24, 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. APPENDIX A 723 Wien’s displacement law constant Amal’ = 0.289782 x 10-? m °K .289782 em °K Stefan-Boltzmann constant o = (2/60) (k4/h%c?) = 0.56687 x 10-7 W m-? °K- (or kg s~* °K-4) = 0.56687 X 10-4 erg s~! em-? °K-* Bohr magneton bs = he/2m = 0.92731 x 10-* A m? (or m? s~! C) = he/2me = 0.92731 X 10-* erg G- (¢ in esu) Magnetic moment of electron He = 0.92837 X 10-** A m? (or m? s-! C) = 1,001145358 us Nuclear magneton bx = he/2M, = 0.505038 X 10-** A m? (or m? s~! C) = he/2M,¢ = 0.505038 X 10-* erg G-! Proton magnetic moment bp = 2.79275 wx 1.41044 x 10-*¢ A m? (or m? s! C) = 1.41044 X 10-** erg G- Mass-energy conversion factors 1 kg = 5.61000 X 102° MeV 1M, = 939.505 MeV 1m, = 0.510976 MeV 1 amu = 931.141 MeV 1M, = 938.211 MeV Quantum conversion factors 1 eV = 1.60206 x 10-" J Wavelength of 1-eV photon = 1.239767 x 10-* m = 12,397.67 A The Rydberg R = 10,973,730.9 m-1 Ry = 10,967,767.6 m- = 109,737.309 em-!_ Ray, = 10,972,226.7 m-! Capacitivity of vacuum e> = 8.85434 x 10° Fm? . Permeability of vacuum wo = 4x X 107 Hm