B N Taylor and P J Mohr 1999 Metrologia 36 63 doi:10.1088/0026-1394/36/1/11
B N Taylor and P J Mohr
Show affiliationsA new definition of the kilogram based on the relations E = mc2 and E = hν is proposed, motivated by recent progress in the development of moving-coil watt balances. Such a balance together with the definition promises to provide a practical means of directly calibrating standards of mass.
07.50.-e Electrical and electronic instruments and components
Issue 1 (February 1999)
B N Taylor and P J Mohr 1999 Metrologia 36 63
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