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The Larmor formula is:
[tex]P=\frac{\mu_0 q^2 a^2}{6\pi c}[/tex]
When I checked the units of this, I got [kg m^2 s^-1]. If it is in watts, shouldn't it be [kg m^2 s^-3]? I was pretty thorough in putting everything in SI units.
[tex]\mu_0[/tex] is N/A^2 or kg m s^-2 A^-2.
[tex]q^2[/tex] is C^2 or A^2 s^2
[tex]a^2[/tex] is m^2 s^-2
c is m s^-1
Have I made a stupid error, or is this just the wrong way of doing the dimensional analysis?
This is not homework.
[tex]P=\frac{\mu_0 q^2 a^2}{6\pi c}[/tex]
When I checked the units of this, I got [kg m^2 s^-1]. If it is in watts, shouldn't it be [kg m^2 s^-3]? I was pretty thorough in putting everything in SI units.
[tex]\mu_0[/tex] is N/A^2 or kg m s^-2 A^-2.
[tex]q^2[/tex] is C^2 or A^2 s^2
[tex]a^2[/tex] is m^2 s^-2
c is m s^-1
Have I made a stupid error, or is this just the wrong way of doing the dimensional analysis?
This is not homework.