05-23-2003, 11:31 PM
Hi,
Einsteins theory of relativity says energy cannot simply cease to exist
No, it does not. It does not address that question at all. What it does say is that mass is a form of energy.
The conservation of energy does not come from any more fundamental concepts. It is simply an observational "fact". Some cynics say that it isn't a fact at all, it is a construct of physicists. As the old saw goes: "Energy: a quantity that every time some of it seems to disappear physicists invent a new rule to conserve it." :)
--Pete
Einsteins theory of relativity says energy cannot simply cease to exist
No, it does not. It does not address that question at all. What it does say is that mass is a form of energy.
The conservation of energy does not come from any more fundamental concepts. It is simply an observational "fact". Some cynics say that it isn't a fact at all, it is a construct of physicists. As the old saw goes: "Energy: a quantity that every time some of it seems to disappear physicists invent a new rule to conserve it." :)
--Pete
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