Constants & Units · constant

Vacuum magnetic permeability

μ₀ = 1.256 637 061 27(20) × 10⁻⁶ N A⁻²

Unit
N A⁻²
Value
1.256 637 061 27(20) × 10⁻⁶
Exact
no
Note
The magnetic counterpart of ε₀; together they give c = 1/√(ε₀μ₀), Maxwell's great discovery.
Symbol
μ₀
Category
Electromagnetic
Numeric
1.25663706127e-06
Uncertainty
±1.6 × 10⁻¹⁰ relative

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