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What is Gauss? Gauss is a unit of measurement used to describe both the coercivity of a magnet and its saturation magnetization. Basically, it describes how strong the magnetic fields are extending from the magnet and how strong of a magnetic field it would take to de-magnetize the magnet. The name comes from the mathematician physicist Carl Freidrich Gauss.
One gauss is defined as one maxwell per square centimeter. The cgs system has been formally superseded by the SI system, which uses the tesla (T) as the unit for B. One gauss equals 1 Ã 10 tesla (100 Î¼T) (1 T = 7004100000000000000â 10000 G).ccording to the system of Gaussian units (cgs), the gauss is the unit of magnetic flux density B and the equivalent of esu/cm 2, while the oersted is the unit of magnetizing field H. One tesla is equal to 10 4 gauss, and one ampere per meter is equal to 4Ï Ã 10 â3 oersted.