Ohm (symbol Ω) is a unit of electrical resistance named after Georg Ohm. Ohm or OHM may also refer to:

People

Georg Ohm Georg Simon Ohm (, ; 16 March 1789 – 6 July 1854) was a German physicist and mathematician. As a school teacher, Ohm began his research with the new electrochemical cell, invented by Italian scientist Alessandro Volta. Using equipment of his ...

(1789–1854), German physicist and namesake of the term ''ohm'' * Germán Ohm (born 1936), Mexican boxer * Jörg Ohm (born 1944), former East German football player * Martin Ohm (1792–1872), German mathematician * Rebecca Ohm, United States Air Force officer and fighter pilot * Rune Ohm (born 1980), Danish handball player * Thorsten Ohm, CEO of VDM Publishing * Pawat Chittsawangdee, Thai actor, nicknamed Ohm

Places

Germany

* Ohm (river), right tributary of the Lahn near Cölbe * Zwester Ohm, left tributary of the Lahn near Fronhausen

Outer space

* 24750 Ohm, an outer main belt asteroid * Ohm (crater) on the Moon

Science and technology

* Acoustic ohm, a unit of measurement of acoustic impedance *

Ohm's law Ohm's law states that the current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the voltage across the two points. Introducing the constant of proportionality, the resistance, one arrives at the usual mathematical equa ...

, law that relates electrical resistance, current, and voltage * OHM ( Observe. Hack. Make.), a 2013 outdoor hacker conference * OpenHistoricalMap, a collaboratively edited historical atlas of the world

Media and entertainment

Music

OHM (band) OHM (sometimes stylized Ohm: or OHM:) is an American instrumental rock/jazz fusion power trio group fronted by former Megadeth guitarist Chris Poland and featuring bassist Robertino "Pag" Pagliari. The band was formed in 1998 and has released f ...

, a rock/jazz fusion music group * '' OHM: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music'', 2000 album * ''Ohms'' (album), a 2020 album by Deftones * "Ohm", song by indie band Yo La Tengo from the album '' Fade'' * "Ohm", a song by metalcore band Northlane from the album '' Node''

Fictional entities

* Ohm (''One Piece''), a character in the Japanese manga and anime *

Johnny Ohm ''Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects'' is a fighting game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Nintendo DS, and PSP, which ties into the "Marvel Nemesis" comic book series. It was released on September 20, 2005 in North America and Octobe ...

, a Marvel Comics supervillain * Ohm, a character from the ''Air Gear'' manga * Ohm, a race of arthropodean creatures, also "Ohmu", from the film ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind''

Other uses in media

Organisatie Hindoe Media The Foundation Hindu Media, Dutch: ''Organisatie Hindoe Media'' (abbr. ''OHM''), was a special broadcaster on the Netherlands Public Broadcasting system, which was allowed to broadcast on radio and television because of their religious background ...

, a Dutch public broadcaster * ''

Ohm Krüger ''Ohm Krüger'' (English: ''Uncle Krüger'') is a 1941 German biographical film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Emil Jannings, Lucie Höflich, and Werner Hinz. It was one of a series of major propaganda films produced in Nazi Germany a ...

'', a 1941 German biographical film

Other uses

* Alternative spelling for Om, a sacred sound and symbol of several Indian religions * Alternative spelling for the Korean name Um