Table 1.
Symbols and names for magnetic quantities in SI and cgs, Gaussian (or cgs emu).
| Symbol | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| cgs emu | SI | |
| B | flux density magnetic induction | flux density (magnetic induction) |
| H | magnetic field strength | magnetic field strength |
| M | magnetization | magnetization |
| J | — | magnetic polarization |
| χ | volume susceptibility | — |
| κ | — | rationalized volume susceptibility |
| χρ | mass susceptibility | — |
| κρ | — | rationalized mass susceptibility |
| χmole | molar susceptibility | — |
| κmole | — | rationalized molar susceptibility |
| m | magnetic moment | magnetic moment |
| μB | Bohr magneton | Bohr magneton |