TY - BOOK ID - 46202847 TI - Mass Metrology : The Newly Defined Kilogram PY - 2019 SN - 3030124657 3030124649 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Metrology. KW - Science KW - Measurement KW - Weights and measures KW - Surfaces (Physics). KW - Mechanics, applied. KW - Measurement Science and Instrumentation. KW - Characterization and Evaluation of Materials. KW - Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. KW - Applied mechanics KW - Engineering, Mechanical KW - Engineering mathematics KW - Physics KW - Surface chemistry KW - Surfaces (Technology) KW - Physical measurements. KW - Measurement   . KW - Materials science. KW - Mechanics. KW - Mechanics, Applied. KW - Classical mechanics KW - Newtonian mechanics KW - Dynamics KW - Quantum theory KW - Material science KW - Physical sciences KW - Measuring KW - Mensuration KW - Mathematics KW - Technology KW - Metrology KW - Physical measurements KW - Measurements, Physical KW - Mathematical physics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:46202847 AB - This second edition of Mass Metrology: The Newly Defined Kilogram has been thoroughly revised to reflect the recent redefinition of the kilogram in terms of Planck’s constant. The necessity of defining the kilogram in terms of physical constants was already underscored in the first edition. However, the kilogram can also be defined in terms of Avogadro’s number, using a collection of ions of heavy elements, by the levitation method, or using voltage and watt balances. The book also addresses the concepts of gravitational, inertial and conventional mass, and describes in detail the variation of acceleration due to gravity. Further topics covered in this second edition include: the effect of gravity variations on the reading of electronic balances derived with respect to latitude, altitude and earth topography; the classification of weights by the OIML; and maximum permissible error in different categories of weights prescribed by national and international organizations. The book also discusses group weighing techniques and the use of nanotechnology for the detection of mass differences as small as 10-24 g. Last but not least, readers will find details on the XRCD method for defining the kilogram in terms of Planck’s constant. ER -