Electron Radius
type: QuantityKind
description: $\textit{Electron Radius}$, also known as the Lorentz radius or the Thomson scattering length, is based on a classical (i.e., non-quantum) relativistic model of the electron.
applicable unit: ANGSTROM
applicable unit: AU
applicable unit: BTU IT-PER-LB F
applicable unit: CHAIN
applicable unit: CHAIN US
applicable unit: CentiM
applicable unit: DecaM
applicable unit: DeciM
applicable unit: FATH
applicable unit: FM
applicable unit: FT
applicable unit: FT US
applicable unit: FUR
applicable unit: FemtoM
applicable unit: GAUGE FR
applicable unit: GA Charriere
applicable unit: HectoM
applicable unit: IN
applicable unit: KiloM
applicable unit: LY
applicable unit: http://qudt.org/vocab/unit/M
applicable unit: MI
applicable unit: MI N
applicable unit: MI UK
applicable unit: MI US
applicable unit: MicroIN
applicable unit: MicroM
applicable unit: MilLength
applicable unit: MilliIN
applicable unit: MilliM
applicable unit: NanoM
applicable unit: PARSEC
applicable unit: PCA
applicable unit: PT
applicable unit: PicoM
applicable unit: PlanckLength
applicable unit: ROD
applicable unit: YD
applicable unit: ZOLL
has dimension vector: A0E0L1I0M0H0T0D0
informative reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_electron_radius
latex definition: $r_e = \frac{e^2}{4\pi m_e c_0^2}$, where $e$ is the elementary charge, $\varepsilon_0$ is the electric constant, item $m_e$ is the rest mass of electrons, and $c_0$ is the speed of light in vacuum.
normative reference: http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail
plain text description: "Electron Radius", also known as the Lorentz radius or the Thomson scattering length, is based on a classical (i.e., non-quantum) relativistic model of the electron.
specialization of: Length
symbol: r_e
comment: Applicable units are those of quantitykind:Length
broader: Length