Gaussian cgs units, part of the centimeter-gram-second (CGS) system, are a set of electromagnetic units defined using length, mass, and time as base quantities. These units include the oersted (magnetic field strength), gauss (magnetic flux density), and ampere (electric current), which are central to characterizing electric and magnetic phenomena. Gaussian cgs units are named after Carl Friedrich Gauss, renowned for his contributions to electromagnetism, including Gauss’s Law, which describes the behavior of electric fields around charges.
