Definition:CGS/Energy/Erg

Definition
The erg is the CGS unit of energy:

It is defined as being:


 * the energy transferred to (or work done on) a body when a force of $1$ dyne acts on that body in the direction of the force's motion through a distance of $1$ centimetre.

Thus:
 * $1 \, \mathrm {erg} = 1 \, \mathrm {dyn} \, \mathrm {cm}$