Definition:Erg/Base Units

Definition

The CGS base units of the erg are:

$1 \ \mathrm {erg} = 1 \ \mathrm g \ \mathrm {cm}^2 \ \mathrm s^{-2}$

where:

$\mathrm g$ denotes grams

$\mathrm {cm}$ denotes centimetres

$\mathrm s$ denotes seconds (of time).

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): erg
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): erg