Friday, January 20, 2012

Are all forms of energy either motion or the ability to put something into motion?

Even e=mcc seems like it is about motion because mass is relating energy with acceleration in



F*d = E = m*a*d



and then when you lose mass in fusion reactions then you get energy from the mass in a form of heat/motion.Are all forms of energy either motion or the ability to put something into motion?From a classical point of view, yes. However, you do know that electrons don't really orbit nuclei. From a classical point of view that electron would represent a time-varying current which would radiate energy continuously, allowing the electron to spiral into the nucleus and crash as it lost energy.



From a modern point of view, all forms of energy are more like musical harmonies, the ability to excite a resonance.



Chemical energy is mostly about electrostatic attraction and repulsion, somewhat about resonance, nothing really about motion.

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