nrnunits_modern.h

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#ifndef nrnunits_modern_h
#define nrnunits_modern_h

/**
 NMODL translated MOD files get unit constants typically from
 share/lib/nrnunits.lib.in. But there were other source files that
 hardcode some of the constants. Here we gather a few modern units into
 a single place (but, unfortunately, also in nrnunits.lib.in). Legacy units
 cannot be gathered here because they can differ slightly from place to place.

 These come from https://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Constants/index.html.
 Termed the "2018 CODATA recommended values", they became available
 on 20 May 2019 and replace the 2014 CODATA set.

 See oc/hoc_init.c, nrnoc/eion.c, nrniv/kschan.h
**/


#define _electron_charge_codata2018 1.602176634e-19 /* coulomb exact*/
#define _avogadro_number_codata2018 6.02214076e+23 /* exact */
#define _boltzmann_codata2018 1.380649e-23 /* joule/K exact */
#define _faraday_codata2018 (_electron_charge_codata2018*_avogadro_number_codata2018) /* 96485.33212... coulomb/mol */
#define _gasconstant_codata2018 (_boltzmann_codata2018*_avogadro_number_codata2018) /* 8.314462618... joule/mol-K */

/* e/k in K/millivolt */
#define _e_over_k_codata2018 (.001*_electron_charge_codata2018/_boltzmann_codata2018) /* 11.604518... K/mV */

#endif /* nrnunits_modern_h */