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watt per square metre

watt per square metre

SI coherent derived unit whose name and symbol includes an SI coherent derived unit with a special name and symbol
Name Symbol Quantity Base units
watt per square metre W/m2 heat flux density,
irradiance
kg s−3
The watt per square metre, symbol W/m2, is the SI coherent derived unit of heat flux density, and irradiance.
Definition h c−2 ΔνCs4
1 \mspace{4mu} \text{W} / \text{m}^2 \mspace{6mu} = \dfrac{(299 \mspace{4mu} 792 \mspace{4mu} 458)^2}{(6.626 \mspace{4mu} 070 \mspace{4mu} 15 \times 10^{-34})(9 \mspace{4mu} 192 \mspace{4mu} 631 \mspace{4mu} 770)^4} \mspace{6mu} \dfrac{h \mspace{4mu} {\Delta \nu _{Cs}}^4}{c^2}\\ \\ \\ 1 \mspace{4mu} \text{W} / \text{m}^2 \mspace{6mu} \approx 1.899 \mspace{4mu} 441 \mspace{4mu} 492 \mspace{4mu} 889 \mspace{4mu} 243 \mspace{4mu} 145 \times10^{10} \mspace{6mu} h \mspace{4mu} c^{-2} \mspace{4mu} {\Delta \nu _{Cs}}^4

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