register_new_unit function

(Shortest import: from brian2 import register_new_unit)

brian2.units.fundamentalunits.register_new_unit(u)[source]

Register a new unit for automatic displaying of quantities

Parameters:

u : Unit

The unit that should be registered.

Examples

>>> from brian2 import *
>>> 2.0*farad/metre**2
2. * metre ** -4 * kilogram ** -1 * second ** 4 * amp ** 2
>>> register_new_unit(pfarad / mmetre**2)
>>> 2.0*farad/metre**2
2000000. * pfarad / mmetre ** 2