cantera/Cantera/python/Cantera/constants.py
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"""
Physical Constants
These values are the same as those in the C++ header file ct_defs.h in
the Cantera kernel.
"""
import math
## One atmosphere in Pascals
OneAtm = 101325.0
## The ideal gas constant in J/kmo-K
GasConstant = 8314.47215
## Avogadro's Number, /kmol
Avogadro = 6.02214179e26
## The ideal gas constant in cal/mol-K
GasConst_cal_mol_K = 1.987
## Boltzmann-s constant
Boltzmann = GasConstant / Avogadro
## The Stefan-Boltzmann constant, W/m^2K^4
StefanBoltz = 5.6704004e-8
## The charge on an electron (C)
ElectronCharge = 1.60217648740e-19
## The mass of an electron (kg)
ElectronMass = 9.1093821545e-31
Pi = 3.1415926
## Faraday's constant, C/kmol
Faraday = ElectronCharge * Avogadro
## Planck's constant (J/s)
Planck = 6.6262e-34
## Permittivity of free space
epsilon_0 = 8.85417817e-12 ## Farads/m = C^2/N/m^2
## Permeability of free space \f$ \mu_0 \f$ in N/A^2.
permeability_0 = 4.0e-7*Pi; ## N/A^2
## Speed of Light (m/s).
lightSpeed = 1.0/math.sqrt(epsilon_0 * permeability_0);