Variable |
Equivalent |
ℓ Dimensions |
ℓ Scaling |
displacement |
distance |
ℓ |
ℓ |
strain |
length change/length |
Δℓ/ℓ |
ℓ0 |
strain rate or shear rate |
strain change/time |
ℓ0T−1 |
ℓ0 |
velocity |
distance/time |
ℓT−1 |
ℓ |
surface |
width × length |
ℓ2 |
ℓ2 |
volume |
width × length × height |
ℓ3 |
ℓ3 |
force |
mass × acceleration |
ℓ3ℓT−2 |
ℓ4 |
line force |
force/length |
ℓ3T−2 |
ℓ3 |
surface force |
force/area |
ℓ3ℓ−1T |
ℓ2 |
body force |
force/volume |
ℓ3ℓ−2T |
ℓ |
work, energy |
force × distance |
ℓ3ℓ2T−2 |
ℓ5 |
power |
energy/time |
ℓ3ℓ2T−3 |
ℓ5 |
power density |
power/volume |
ℓ3ℓ−1T−3 |
ℓ2 |
electric current |
charge/time |
QT−1 |
ℓ0 |
electric resistance |
resistivity × length/cross-sectional area |
ℓ−1 |
ℓ−1 |
electric field potential |
voltage |
V |
ℓ0 |
electric field strength |
voltage/length |
Vℓ−1 |
ℓ−1 |
electric field energy ... |
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