What is "gauss"

Gauss \Gauss\ (gous), n. [So named after Karl F. Gauss, a German mathematician.]

1. (Elec.) The C.G.S. unit of density of magnetic field, equal to a field of one line of force per square centimeter, being thus adopted as an international unit at Paris in 1900; sometimes used as a unit of intensity of magnetic field. It was previously suggested as a unit of magnetomotive force.

2. Karl F. Gauss, a German mathematician.

C.G.S. unit of intensity of a magnetic field, 1882, named for German mathematician Karl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855). Related: Gaussage.

n. The unit of magnetic field strength in CGS systems of units, equal to 0.0001 tesla.

1. n. a unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter

2. German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855) [syn: Karl Gauss, Karl Friedrich Gauss]

The gauss, abbreviated as G or Gs, is the cgs unit of measurement of a magnetic field B, which is also known as the "magnetic flux density" or the "magnetic induction." It is named after German mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss. One gauss is defined as one maxwell unit per square centimeter. The cgs system has been formally superseded by the International System of Units/SI-system, which uses the tesla (unit T) as the unit for magnetic field (B). One gauss equals 1 tesla unit (100 μT ) i.e. (1 T = val 10000 u=G).

Gauss is a large lunar crater, named after Carl Friedrich Gauss, that is located near the northeastern limb of the Moon's near side. It belongs to a category of lunar formations called a walled plain, meaning that it has a diameter of at least 110 kilometers, with a somewhat sunken floor and little or no central massif. Due to its location, this crater appears considerably foreshortened when viewed from the Earth, and its visibility is affected by libration.

To the northeast of Gauss is Riemann, another walled plain that lies even closer to the limb. Southwest of Gauss is the crater pair of Hahn and Berosus. Almost directly southward is Seneca.

The rim of Gauss is better formed in the northern half, and the inner walls have some terracing along the northwest and appear slumped in the northeast. The southern half of the rim is somewhat more eroded.

The interior floor is fairly flat in places, with several craters marking the surface in the southern half. There is also a small crater, Gauss B, lying along the interior of the eastern rim, with the smaller Gauss A lying across the rim just to the northeast of Gauss B. The floor of Gauss is also marked by several clefts, particularly along the eastern and northwestern edges. The uneven crater rims in the south and a series of rises in the north gives the appearance of a ridge line that traverses the crater floor from north to south.

Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) was a German mathematician and physicist.

Gauss may also refer to:

• Gauss (unit), a unit of magnetic flux density or magnetic induction
• GAUSS (software), a software package
• Gauss (crater), a crater on the moon
• Gauss (ship), a German research ship
• Gauss Speaker Company an American company that made loudspeakers
• Gauss (surname)

GAUSS is a matrix programming language for mathematics and statistics, developed and marketed by Aptech Systems. Its primary purpose is the solution of numerical problems in statistics, econometrics, time-series, optimization and 2D- and 3D- visualization. It was first published in 1984 for MS-DOS and is currently also available for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows.

Gauss is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855), German mathematician and physicist
• Christian Gauss, literary critic
• Ernst Gauss or Germar Rudolf, German chemist and Holocaust denier