EART265 - List of Useful Numbers
These are only approximate and should not be used in high-precision work! All numbers are given in
SI units
.
Symbol
Value
Description
G
6×10
-11
Gravitational constant
N
A
6×10
23
Avogadro's number
R
10
Gas constant (=
k N
A
where
k
is Boltzmann's constant)
M
s
2×10
30
Solar mass
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