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An introduction to the new SI

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Author(s)

Peter J. Mohr, Sandra Knotts, William D. Phillips

Abstract

Plans are underway to redefine the International System of Units (SI) around 2018. The new SI specifies the values of certain physical constants to define units. This article explains the new SI in a way that could be used to present it to high-school physics classes.
Citation
The Physics Teacher
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

SI, defining constants, SI redefinition, new SI

Citation

Mohr, P. , Knotts, S. and Phillips, W. (2016), An introduction to the new SI, The Physics Teacher, [online], https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4972491 (Accessed October 10, 2025)

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Created December 20, 2016, Updated October 9, 2019
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