What are the SI units for measuring magnetic fields?

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Hi, I was curious as to what webers and teslas measure. As I read up on them I was able to speculate that teslas measured a magnetic fields dimensions and webers measured a magnetic fields strength; obviously though, this is a mere speculation: so please correct me if I am mistaken.

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Tesla is the unit of magnetic field too if I remember correctly.
 
Tesla is a measure of the strength of a magnetic field.

Webers are T/s, or a rate of change of the magnetic field.

Henry is a measure of inductance, which is ohm seconds.
 
iRaid said:
Tesla is the unit of magnetic field too if I remember correctly.
This is a term used sometimes, in a loose manner, when everybody knows what they are talking about and there is no confusion. The proper name is induction of the field, B and is measured in Tesla. The intensity of the magnetic field (H) is measured in A/m.
So the magnetic field can be measured by two quantities and in empty space B is just proportional to H.
 
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khemist said:
Tesla is a measure of the strength of a magnetic field.

Webers are T/s, or a rate of change of the magnetic field.

Henry is a measure of inductance, which is ohm seconds.

Indeed Tesla is the unit for the induction of the field which is a meausre of "strength".

1 Wb = 1T*1m^2.
It measures magnetic flux and not the rate of change of magnetic field. The flux can be defined for both constant and variable fields.
 
nasu said:
Indeed Tesla is the unit for the induction of the field which is a meausre of "strength".

1 Wb = 1T*1m^2.
It measures magnetic flux and not the rate of change of magnetic field. The flux can be defined for both constant and variable fields.

Oh yes I was mistaken. Thanks for the correction.
 
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