Foe (unit) Foe (unit) A foe is a unit of energy equal to 10 joules or 10 ergs, used to express the large amount of energy released by a supernova. The word is an acronym derived from a part of the pronunciation "ten to the power of fifty-one ergs". It was coined by Gerald E. Brown of Stony Brook University in his work with Hans Bethe, because "it came up often enough in our work". A bethe (B) is equivalent to a "foe". The "bethe" is named after Hans Bethe. It was coined by Steven Weinberg. This unit of measure is convenient
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