Coulomb's constant

Summary

Coulomb's constant is a physical constant^[1]. It draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (physical_constant category, ranking #36 of 43).^[2]

Key Facts

• Coulomb's constant's instance of is recorded as physical constant^[3].
• Charles-Augustin de Coulomb is named after Coulomb's constant^[4].
• Coulomb's constant's part of is recorded as atomic units^[5].
• Coulomb's constant's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0pdnvfd^[6].
• Coulomb's constant's numeric value is recorded as {'unit': 'Q24666811', 'amount': '+8987551787.3681764'}^[7].
• Coulomb's constant's different from is recorded as coulomb^[8].
• Coulomb's constant's defining formula is recorded as k = \frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0}^[9].
• Coulomb's constant's ISQ dimension is recorded as \mathsf{L}^3 \mathsf{M} \mathsf{T}^{-4} \mathsf{I}^{-2}^[10].
• Coulomb's constant's World of Physics ID is recorded as CoulombsConstant^[11].
• Coulomb's constant's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[12].
• Coulomb's constant's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 156137748^[13].
• Coulomb's constant's Wolfram Language unit code is recorded as "CoulombConstant"^[14].
• Coulomb's constant's in defining formula is recorded as k^[15].
• Coulomb's constant's in defining formula is recorded as \varepsilon^[16].
• Coulomb's constant's in defining formula is recorded as \pi^[17].
• Coulomb's constant's quantity symbol is recorded as k_{\mathrm{e}}^[18].
• Coulomb's constant's quantity symbol is recorded as k^[19].
• Coulomb's constant's quantity symbol is recorded as K^[20].
• Coulomb's constant's quantity symbol is recorded as k_{\mathrm{C}}^[21].
• Coulomb's constant's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C156137748^[22].

Why It Matters

Coulomb's constant draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (physical_constant category, ranking #36 of 43).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]