The gauss, abbreviated as G or Gs, is the cgs unit of measurement of a magnetic field B, which is also known as the "magnetic flux density" or the "magnetic induction." It is named after German mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss. One gauss is defined as one maxwell unit per square (centimeter). The cgs system has been formally superseded by the International System of Units/SI-system, which uses the tesla (unit T) as the unit for magnetic field (B). One gauss equals 1×10 tesla unit (100 μT ) i.e. (1 T = val 10000 u=G).