ampere per meter
| Symbol: | A/m |
| Category: | Magnetic auxiliary field |
| SI Equivalent: | 1 A/m |
| Dimension: | L-1I |
| System: | SI |
| Notes | |
| SI derived unit. The ampere per meter is the magnetic auxiliary field strength created tangentially at a distance of one meter from a straight conductor of infinite length and with negligible cross section by a circulating current of one ampere. | |
1 A/m =
| Magnetic auxiliary field | ||
| Symbol | Unit Name | |
| 1×10-3 | kA/m | kiloampere per meter |
| 1000 | mA/m | milliampere per meter |
| 1.25664×10-2 | oe | oersted |
| 8.7267×10-5 | praoersted | |
