Scientific Specific Units

[Tim Wessman]

(12-05-2015 03:10 AM)luisphysics Wrote:  One such unit is Mass-Energy.
I Tried to do this CONVERT(1_(u),1_MeV/c^2)
but I know I can't do that. I would like a unit called _MeV/c^2 where
1_u = 931.50 _MeV/c^2

It is true there is no way to define custom units. One problem we have is that the "unit" object is basically full in terms on the low level implementation at this point. We have discussed custom units (and "true" custom units not just the "make a synonym for another set of built in units - e.g. you could define _$, _€ that have no relation to any other group of base units) but that is definitely below the list of "fixing" the unit conversion UI. After that, some creative thinking to avoid backwards compatibility issues will be needed.


However, I'm perfectly happy to receive feedback/suggestions for new "built in" units that are well established in useage with actual names and (most importantly) are based on the existing base unit groups.