// -*- C++ -*- // $Id: PhysicalConstants.h,v 1.4 2010/06/16 17:12:28 garren Exp $ // ---------------------------------------------------------------------- // HEP coherent Physical Constants // // This file has been provided by Geant4 (simulation toolkit for HEP). // // The basic units are : // millimeter // nanosecond // Mega electron Volt // positon charge // degree Kelvin // amount of substance (mole) // luminous intensity (candela) // radian // steradian // // Below is a non exhaustive list of Physical CONSTANTS, // computed in the Internal HEP System Of Units. // // Most of them are extracted from the Particle Data Book : // Phys. Rev. D volume 50 3-1 (1994) page 1233 // // ...with a meaningful (?) name ... // // You can add your own constants. // // Author: M.Maire // // History: // // 23.02.96 Created // 26.03.96 Added constants for standard conditions of temperature // and pressure; also added Gas threshold. // 29.04.08 use PDG 2006 values // 03.11.08 use PDG 2008 values #ifndef HEP_PHYSICAL_CONSTANTS_H #define HEP_PHYSICAL_CONSTANTS_H #include "CLHEP/Units/defs.h" #include "CLHEP/Units/SystemOfUnits.h" namespace CLHEP { // // // static const double Avogadro = 6.02214179e+23/mole; // // c = 299.792458 mm/ns // c^2 = 898.7404 (mm/ns)^2 // static const double c_light = 2.99792458e+8 * m/s; static const double c_squared = c_light * c_light; // // h = 4.13566e-12 MeV*ns // hbar = 6.58212e-13 MeV*ns // hbarc = 197.32705e-12 MeV*mm // static const double h_Planck = 6.62606896e-34 * joule*s; static const double hbar_Planck = h_Planck/twopi; static const double hbarc = hbar_Planck * c_light; static const double hbarc_squared = hbarc * hbarc; // // // static const double electron_charge = - eplus; // see SystemOfUnits.h static const double e_squared = eplus * eplus; // // amu_c2 - atomic equivalent mass unit // - AKA, unified atomic mass unit (u) // amu - atomic mass unit // static const double electron_mass_c2 = 0.510998910 * MeV; static const double proton_mass_c2 = 938.272013 * MeV; static const double neutron_mass_c2 = 939.56536 * MeV; static const double amu_c2 = 931.494028 * MeV; static const double amu = amu_c2/c_squared; // // permeability of free space mu0 = 2.01334e-16 Mev*(ns*eplus)^2/mm // permittivity of free space epsil0 = 5.52636e+10 eplus^2/(MeV*mm) // static const double mu0 = 4*pi*1.e-7 * henry/m; static const double epsilon0 = 1./(c_squared*mu0); // // electromagnetic coupling = 1.43996e-12 MeV*mm/(eplus^2) // static const double elm_coupling = e_squared/(4*pi*epsilon0); static const double fine_structure_const = elm_coupling/hbarc; static const double classic_electr_radius = elm_coupling/electron_mass_c2; static const double electron_Compton_length = hbarc/electron_mass_c2; static const double Bohr_radius = electron_Compton_length/fine_structure_const; static const double alpha_rcl2 = fine_structure_const *classic_electr_radius *classic_electr_radius; static const double twopi_mc2_rcl2 = twopi*electron_mass_c2 *classic_electr_radius *classic_electr_radius; // // // static const double k_Boltzmann = 8.617343e-11 * MeV/kelvin; // // // static const double STP_Temperature = 273.15*kelvin; static const double STP_Pressure = 1.*atmosphere; static const double kGasThreshold = 10.*mg/cm3; // // // static const double universe_mean_density = 1.e-25*g/cm3; } // namespace CLHEP #ifdef ENABLE_BACKWARDS_COMPATIBILITY // backwards compatibility will be enabled ONLY in CLHEP 1.9 using namespace CLHEP; #endif #endif /* HEP_PHYSICAL_CONSTANTS_H */