Zero of Celsius Scale Fundamental Physical Constant

ZeroOfCelsiusScale is a natural constant and implemented as a UniqueConstant. Its value is defined [Cohen/Cvitas/etal_2007] (p.111) to 273.15 K. As such, it is a ThermodynamicTemperature.

The constant should be used as a macro ZEROOFCELSIUSSCALE:

ThermodynamicTemperature temp;
temp = ZEROOFCELSIUSSCALE;

ZeroOfCelsiusScale is a Loki::Singleton, defined in namespace zeroOfCelsiusScale. The zeroOfCelsiusScale::Quantity is a typedef to thermodynamicTemperature::Quantity, and does incorporate all features of a thermodynamic temperature.

References

[Cohen/Cvitas/etal_2007] E.R. Cohen, T. Cvitas, J.G. Frey, B. Holmström, K. Kuchitsu, R. Marquardt, I. Mills, F. Pavese, M. Quack, J. Stohner, H.L. Strauss, M. Takami, and A.J. Thor, Quantities, Units and Symbols in Physical Chemistry, 3rd ed., Blackwell Science, Oxford, 2007.

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