A Better Definition of the Kilogram

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dc.creatorFox, Ronald F.
dc.creatorHill, Theodore P.
dc.date2007-09-17
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:29:59Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:29:59Z
dc.descriptionFixing the value of Avogadro's constant, the number of atoms in 12 grams of carbon-12, at exactly 84446886^3 would imply that one gram is the mass of exactly 18x14074481^3 carbon-12 atoms. This new definition of the gram, and thereby also the kilogram, is precise, elegant and unchanging in time, unlike the current 118-year-old artifact kilogram in Paris and the proposed experimental definitions of the kilogram using man-made silicon spheres or the watt balance apparatus.
dc.description3 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0709.2576
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0709.2576
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/138133
dc.subjectGeneral Physics
dc.titleA Better Definition of the Kilogram
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