Category:Definitions/Erg
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This category contains definitions related to Erg.
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:
- $1 \, \mathrm {erg} = 1 \, \mathrm {dyn} \, \mathrm {cm}$
| \(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | erg | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 10^{-7}\) | joules |
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