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Coherence of the 22 derived units with special names

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SI.coherent_derived_22

by Lucas · Oct 20, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

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Each of the 22 coherent derived units with special names (Table 4) is coherent: its numerical factor, as a product of powers of the base units, is one. The sixteen units with a nontrivial dimensional expression have the recorded dimension vectors in the seven base quantities, in the Table 3 order (time, length, mass, electric current, thermodynamic temperature, amount of substance, luminous intensity). The identifications of Table 4 and its notes hold: the radian and the steradian are the unit one (notes b and c), the becquerel is the hertz (distinguished only by usage), the degree Celsius is equal in magnitude to the kelvin, and the gray is the sievert (distinguished only by usage).

Preamble
import Mathlib
import Definitions.Def_SI_dim
import Definitions.Def_SI_units
import Definitions.Def_SI_qmodel
Formal statement
/-!
# Coherence of the 22 derived units with special names

Section 2.3.4 of the SI Brochure: a coherent derived unit is a product
of powers of the base units with numerical factor one; Table 4 lists
the 22 coherent derived units with special names and symbols, each
with its expression in terms of the base units. This milestone
records, for each of the 22 units, the coherence of its numerical
factor and, for the sixteen units with a nontrivial dimensional
expression, its dimension vector in the base quantities (section
2.3.3, Table 3). It also records the identifications stated in
Table 4 and its notes: the radian and the steradian are the unit one
written with angle symbols (notes b and c), the becquerel and the
hertz are both s⁻¹ (distinguished by usage), the degree Celsius is
equal in magnitude to the kelvin, and the gray and the sievert are
both J kg⁻¹ (distinguished by usage). This milestone is proved on the
way to the goal theorem `SI.si_complete`.
-/

namespace SI

/-- The 22 derived units with special names (Table 4) are coherent,
sixteen of them have the recorded base-dimension vectors (Table 3
order: time, length, mass, electric current, thermodynamic
temperature, amount of substance, luminous intensity), and the
identifications of Table 4 hold: radian and steradian are the unit
one, becquerel is hertz, degree Celsius is the kelvin, and gray is
sievert. -/
theorem coherent_derived_22 :
    (∀ u ∈ named22, IsCoherent u) ∧
    newton.dim = ![-2, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0] ∧
    pascal.dim = ![-2, -1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0] ∧
    joule.dim = ![-2, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0] ∧
    watt.dim = ![-3, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0] ∧
    coulomb.dim = ![1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0] ∧
    volt.dim = ![-3, 2, 1, -1, 0, 0, 0] ∧
    farad.dim = ![4, -2, -1, 2, 0, 0, 0] ∧
    ohm.dim = ![-3, 2, 1, -2, 0, 0, 0] ∧
    siemens.dim = ![3, -2, -1, 2, 0, 0, 0] ∧
    weber.dim = ![-2, 2, 1, -1, 0, 0, 0] ∧
    tesla.dim = ![-2, 0, 1, -1, 0, 0, 0] ∧
    henry.dim = ![-2, 2, 1, -2, 0, 0, 0] ∧
    lumen.dim = ![0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1] ∧
    lux.dim = ![0, -2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1] ∧
    gray.dim = ![0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0] ∧
    katal.dim = ![-1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0] ∧
    radian = uone ∧
    steradian = uone ∧
    becquerel = hertz ∧
    celsius = kelvin ∧
    gray = sievert := by
  sorry

end SI
Source
The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, V4.01 (BIPM, 2026), section 2.3.4 with Table 4 (the 22 coherent derived units with special names, their expressions in base units, and notes b and c) and section 2.3.3, Table 3 (the dimension symbols).
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The formal statement is a conjunction of three groups. First, every unit in the list named22 of Table 4 has numerical factor one, which is the definition of a coherent derived unit. Second, sixteen base dimension vectors are recorded componentwise in the order (T, L, M, I, Θ, N, J): for example the newton has dimension M + L - 2T, the farad has dimension 4T - 2L - M + 2I, and the katal has dimension N - T. Third, five unit equalities hold: radian and steradian both equal the unit one, becquerel equals hertz, degree Celsius equals kelvin, and gray equals sievert. This is precisely the coherence content of Table 4; the usage distinctions between hertz and becquerel and between gray and sievert are not formalized, as disclosed in the mission description.

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