Conversion from CGS to SI system of units Conversion table from CGS to SI system of units.

Having and electromagnetic expression in CGS, one needs to substitutions (→) The quantity obtained in CGS units should be divided by the conversion factor to obtain the
or multiply by the following coefficients (×) to obtain the corresponding expressions in SI corresponding number in SI units:
CGS to SI Quantity in CGS / Conversion factor = Quantity in SI
c
→ 1/ ε 0 µ 0
velocity of light Abbre CGS system divide by =
E, ϕ Quantity viation unit Conversion SI system unit
Electric field intensity, electric × 4π ε 0 factor
potential Length l centimeter (cm) 102 meter (m)
D
× 4π / ε 0 Mass m gram (g) 103 kilogram (kg)
Electric displacement (induction)
H
× 4π µ 0 Time t second (s) 1 second (s)
Magnetic field intensity
B, Φ Force F Dynes (dyn) 105 Newton (N)
× 4π / µ 0
Magnetic induction, Magnetic flux Energy, Work E, A Erg (erg) 107 Joule (J)
I, q, P
× 1/ 4π ε 0 Power P Erg/s 10 7
Watt (W)
Current, Charge, Polarization
M dyn/cm2
× µ 0 / 4π Pressure p 10 Pascal (Pa)
Magnetic moment, Magnetization
α, χ Current I 3×109 Ampere (A)
× 1 / 4π
Electric, Magnetic – susceptibility Charge q 3×10 9
Coulomb (C)
R 4π ε 0
× Electric potential, Voltage φ ,V 1/300 Volt (V)
Resistance
C
× 1 / 4π ε 0 Electric field intensity E 1/(3×10 ) 4
Volt/meter (V/m)
Capasitance
L Electric polarization P 3×10 5
Coulomb/meter2
× 4π / µ 0
Inductance (C/m2)
Electric displacement D 12π×105 Coulomb/meter2
Maxwell equations in CGS and SI systems of units: (C/m2)
Capacitance C cm 9×1011 Farad (F)
CGS SI Resistance R s/cm 1/(9×1011) Ohm (Ω)
Resistivity ρ s 1/(9×109) Ohm meter (W m)
4π 1 ∂D ∂D
rotH = J+ rotH = J + Conductance S cm/s 9×1011 Siemens (S)
c c ∂t ∂t
1 ∂B ∂B Conductivity σ 1/s 9×10 9
Siemens/meter (S/m)
rotE = − rotE = −
c ∂t ∂t Magnetic flux Φ Maxwell 108 Weber (Wb)
divD = 4πρ divD = ρ 4
Magnetic inductance B Gauss (G) 10 Tesla (T)
divB = 0 divB = 0
Magnetic field intensity H Oersted (Oe) 4π×10 -3
Ampere/meter (A/m)
Magnetization M Gauss (G) (1/4π)×10 4
Ampere/meter (A/m)
D = εE D = ε 0 εE
Inductance L cm 109 Henry (H)
B = µH B = µ 0 µH