A foe is a unit of energy equal to 1044 joules or 1051 ergs, used to express the large amount of energy released by a supernova. An acronym for "[ten to the power of] fifty-one ergs", the term was introduced by Gerald E. Brown of Stony Brook University in his work with Hans Bethe, because "it came up often enough in our work". Without mentioning the foe, Steven Weinberg proposed in 2006 "a new unit called the bethe" (B) with the same value, to "replace" it. This unit of measure is convenient because a supernova typically releases about one foe of observable energy in a very short period (which can be measured in seconds). In comparison, if the Sun's current luminosity is the same as its average luminosity over its lifetime, it would release 3.827 W × 3.1536 s/yr × 1010 yr ≈ 1.2 foe. One solar mass has a rest mass energy of 1787 foe. See also Orders of magnitude (energy)

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Notable quotes

“His father was no man's friend but his owne, and he (saith the prouerbe) is no man's foe else.”
— Thomas Adams, Diseases of the Soul (1616), p. 53.
“Never give in — never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”
— Winston Churchill, Speech given at Harrow School, Harrow, England, October 29, 1941. Quoted in Churchill by Himself (2008), ed. Langworth, PublicAffairs, 2008, p. 23
“Never fear your, enemies. A bold fight is the best: we should advance, and not retrograde.”
— William Alanson Howard, Official Proceedings of the National Republican Conventions of 1868, 1872, 1876, and 1880 (1903), p. 250.
“I have political enemies, of course—men who, influenced by party feeling, are not above attacking methods and possibly my official reputation; but personal ones—wretches willing to stab me in my homelife and affections, that I can not believe. My life has been as an open book. I have harmed no man knowingly and, as far as I know, no man has ever cherished a wish to injure me.”
— Anna Katherine Rohlfs, The Mayor's Wife, p. 25 (1907).
“Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people, by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power, than by violent and sudden usurpations.”
— James Madison, speech in the Virginia Convention, Richmond, Virginia (June 6, 1788), in Robert A. Rutland and Charles F. Hobson , eds., The Papers of James Madison (1977), vol. 11, p. 79.
“Les dons d'un ennemi leur semblainte trop à craindre.”
— To them it seemed that the gifts of an enemy were to be dreaded.

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Overview

A foe is a unit of energy equal to 1044 joules or 1051 ergs, used to express the large amount of energy released by a supernova. An acronym for "[ten to the power of] fifty-one ergs", the term was introduced by Gerald E. Brown of Stony Brook University in his work with Hans Bethe, because "it came up often enough in our work". Without mentioning the foe, Steven Weinberg proposed in 2006 "a new unit called the bethe" (B) with the same value, to "replace" it. This unit of measure is convenient because a supernova typically releases about one foe of observable energy in a very short period (which can be measured in seconds). In comparison, if the Sun's current luminosity is the same as its average luminosity over its lifetime, it would release 3.827 W × 3.1536 s/yr × 1010 yr ≈ 1.2 foe. One solar mass has a rest mass energy of 1787 foe. See also Orders of magnitude (energy)

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

A foe is a unit of energy equal to 1044 joules or 1051 ergs, used to express the large amount of energy released by a supernova. An acronym for "[ten to the power of] fifty-one ergs", the term was introduced by Gerald E. Brown of Stony Brook University in his work with Hans Bethe, because "it came up often enough in our work".

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Notable quotes

“His father was no man's friend but his owne, and he (saith the prouerbe) is no man's foe else.”
— Thomas Adams, Diseases of the Soul (1616), p. 53.
“Never give in — never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”
— Winston Churchill, Speech given at Harrow School, Harrow, England, October 29, 1941. Quoted in Churchill by Himself (2008), ed. Langworth, PublicAffairs, 2008, p. 23
“Never fear your, enemies. A bold fight is the best: we should advance, and not retrograde.”
— William Alanson Howard, Official Proceedings of the National Republican Conventions of 1868, 1872, 1876, and 1880 (1903), p. 250.
“I have political enemies, of course—men who, influenced by party feeling, are not above attacking methods and possibly my official reputation; but personal ones—wretches willing to stab me in my homelife and affections, that I can not believe. My life has been as an open book. I have harmed no man knowingly and, as far as I know, no man has ever cherished a wish to injure me.”
— Anna Katherine Rohlfs, The Mayor's Wife, p. 25 (1907).
“Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people, by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power, than by violent and sudden usurpations.”
— James Madison, speech in the Virginia Convention, Richmond, Virginia (June 6, 1788), in Robert A. Rutland and Charles F. Hobson , eds., The Papers of James Madison (1977), vol. 11, p. 79.
“Les dons d'un ennemi leur semblainte trop à craindre.”
— To them it seemed that the gifts of an enemy were to be dreaded.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

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