Spencer Heath Archive

Item 303

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Q.    What is an erg?

A.    The WORK (force x distance) (1 dyne x 1 cm) contained in a mass of one gram moving uniformly at one centimeter per second.

Q.    What is an erg-second?

A.    The WORK of one erg when done during one second.

Q.    What is a dyne?

A.    The force required or exerted by a mass of one gram during a change of one centimeter per second in its velocity.

Q.    What is mass?

A.    Whatever moves or has motion

Q.    What is motion?

A.    Any change of position or location.

Q.     What is the primary postulate?

A.  The I, the Ego, the unitary organization of consciousness and the other than I, and the interaction between them called experience. The subject of experience is the ego, consciousness; the object of experience is action, happenings, events.

Q.  Can action be measured?

A.   Yes, it has three dimensions, a dimension of mass, a dimension of motion and a dimension of time or duration.

 Q.  How are these three dimensions related?

 A.  Mass is so related to motion that in any magnitude of mass the number of mass units is related successively to each unit of motion. Mass is always in ratio to motion. Motion is so related to time that in any magnitude of motion the number of motion units is related successively to each unit of time. Motion is always in ratio to time. Time is not related to any fourth element or aspect of action. Time is the absolute aspect, proceeding out of the discontinuities of mass and motion. The number of motion units per each unit of time is called velocity. The number of mass units per each unit of motion is called force or inertia. The number of mass units per each motion unit (force) times the number of motion units per each unit of time (velocity) is called momentum. Momentum times the number of time units is called kinetic energy or action. Mass or force units per motion unit times motion units without reference to time is called work or potential energy.

Q.   Is velocity constant or does it change?

A.   Velocity is always taken as constant unless otherwise stated, but unless velocity changes no work is performed.

Q.   Are mass and force the same thing?