Convert Ergs per Second to Terawatts
Convert Ergs per Second (erg/s) to Terawatts (TW) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
TW = erg/s × 1.000000000e-19
About Ergs per Second
An erg per second (erg/s) is the CGS unit of power - exactly 10⁻⁷ W. Despite SI adoption, erg/s persists in astrophysics: the Sun's total luminosity is 3.828 × 10³³ erg/s; a peak supernova radiates ~10⁴³ erg/s - more power than the Sun emits over its 10-billion-year lifetime. X-ray binaries, active galactic nuclei, and neutron star accretion rates are catalogued in erg/s across decades of archival literature. 1 erg/s = 10⁻⁷ W.
About Terawatts
A terawatt (TW) is 10¹² W. All of human civilisation consumes ~17-18 TW (electricity + heat + transport combined); global electricity generation alone is ~9 TW. Solar irradiance intercepted by Earth is ~174,000 TW; photosynthesis captures ~130 TW. The National Ignition Facility (NIF) fusion laser produces pulses of ~500 TW lasting nanoseconds. High-power laser facilities for nuclear physics and ICF research routinely exceed 1 TW in ultrashort pulse regimes. 1 TW = 10¹² W.
Quick Reference Table
| Ergs per Second (erg/s) | Terawatts (TW) |
|---|---|
| 1 erg/s | 1 × 10-19 TW |
| 2 erg/s | 2 × 10-19 TW |
| 5 erg/s | 5 × 10-19 TW |
| 10 erg/s | 1 × 10-18 TW |
| 25 erg/s | 2.5 × 10-18 TW |
| 50 erg/s | 5 × 10-18 TW |
| 100 erg/s | 1 × 10-17 TW |