Re: [Bug-gsl] Unit Error

[Brian Gough]

Carlo Ferrigno writes:
 > In gsl-1.3 the file gsl_const_cgs.h in the const subdirectory
 > contains a wrong value of the Bohr magneton in the file it is
 > #define GSL_CONST_CGS_BOHR_MAGNETON (9.27400899e-20) /* A cm^2 */
 > but should read #define GSL_CONST_CGS_BOHR_MAGNETON
 > (9.27400899e-21) /* A cm^2 */ and could be useful to add /*
 > erg/gaus */ as a comment.

Thanks for the bug report.

The values are currently converted from MKS into the CGS-Ampere
system, as opposed to CGS-Abampere, which is confusing.

The current names MKS and CGS are ambiguous on this point.  I'll see
if I can clear it up for the next release (e.g. by renaming MKS to
MKSA, and CGS to something else(suggestions welcome)).

best regards,
-- 
Brian Gough