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Electrical and magnetic quantities

Electrical and magnetic quantities
Name Symbol
Permittivity of vacuum (electric constant) ε0
Inductance L
Coefficient of self-induction L
Transformation ratio n
Magnetic induction B
Permeability of vacuum (magnetic constant) μ0
Magnetic flux Ф
Power of an electric circuit Р
Magnetic field strength Н
Electric field strength Е
Volume density of electric charge ρ
Relative permittivity εr, ε
Relative permeability μr, μ
Specific energy density of the magnetic field ωm
Specific energy density of the electric field ωe
Surface charge density σ
Electric current density j, J
Absolute permittivity εa
Work function of the electron φ
Potential difference U
Current I
Temperature coefficient of electrical resistance α
Electrical conductivity γ, σ
Electrical resistivity  ρ
Frequency of electric current f, ν
Number of turns of a winding N, ω
Faraday number (constant) F
Electric capacitance C
Electric induction D
Electrical conductance G, g
Electric dipole moment of a molecule p
Electric charge (quantity of electricity) Q
Electric potential V, φ 
Electric voltage U
Electrical resistance R, r
Electromotive force E, Ε
Electrochemical equivalent k
Energy of the magnetic field Wm
Energy of the electric field We
Electromagnetic energy W