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1998 CODATA Recommended Values of the Fundamental Constants of Physics and Chemistry [Wallet Card]

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Author(s)

Peter J. Mohr, Barry N. Taylor

Abstract

This publication is a plastic wallet card listing the 1998 self-consistent set of values of the basic constants and conversion factors of physics and chemistry recommended by the Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) for international use. The 1998 set replaces its immediate predecessor recommended by CODATA in 1986. The new adjustment, which takes into account all of the data available through 31 December 1998, is a significant advance over its 1986 counterpart. The standard uncertainties (i.e., estimated standard deviations) of the new recommended values are in most cases about 1/5 to 1/12 and in one case 1/160 times the standard uncertainties of the corresponding 1986 values, while the absolute values of the differences between the 1998 values and the corresponding 1986 values are almost all less than twice the standard uncertainties of the 1986 values. The new set of recommended values is available on the World Wide Web at physics.nist.gov/constants.
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 959
Report Number
959

Keywords

CODATA, conversion factors, data analysis, electrical units, fundamental constants, Josephson effect, least-squares adjustment, quantum Hall effect

Citation

Mohr, P. and Taylor, B. (2001), 1998 CODATA Recommended Values of the Fundamental Constants of Physics and Chemistry [Wallet Card], Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (Accessed December 7, 2024)

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Created January 1, 2001, Updated October 16, 2008