Gauss (unit) symbol is uppercase ("G"), but when the unit is spelled out, it should be written in lowercase ("gauss"), unless it begins a sentence. Gauss (unit) The gauss, abbreviated as G or Gs, is the cgs unit of measurement of magnetic flux density (or "magnetic induction") (B). It is named after German mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss. One gauss is defined as one maxwell per square centimeter. The cgs system has been superseded by the International System of Units (SI), which uses the tesla (symbol T) as the unit of magnetic flux density. One gauss equals 1 tesla (100 μT),
Flux tube density of the tube increase with the same proportionality. If a flux tube with a configuration of a magnetic field of B and a plasma density of ρ confined to the tube is compressed by a scalar value defined as λ, the new magnetic field and density are given by:formula_10formula_11If λ < 1, known as traverse compression, B and ρ increase and are scaled the same while transverse expansion decreases B and ρ by the same value and proportion where B/ρ = constant value. Extending the length of the flux tube by λ* gives a new length of L =