The new SI and fundamental constants
Event Start:
2021-06-17T16:00:00
Event End:
2021-06-17T17:00:00
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The International System of Units (SI) underwent a revolutionary change on May 20, 2019. In October 2017, the International Committee on Weights and Measures met at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris and recommended a new definition of the SI such that a particular set of constants would have certain values when expressed in the new SI units. In particular, the SI is now defined by the statement:
The International System of Units, the SI, is the system of units in which
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Peter Mohr (NIST)
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Event Start:
2021-06-17T16:00:00
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2021-06-17T17:00:00
The new SI and fundamental constants
Event Information:
The International System of Units (SI) underwent a revolutionary change on May 20, 2019. In October 2017, the International Committee on Weights and Measures met at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris and recommended a new definition of the SI such that a particular set of constants would have certain values when expressed in the new SI units. In particular, the SI is now defined by the statement:
The International System of Units, the SI, is the system of units in which
Event Location:
Connect via zoom