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Explain this to me please? I thought that ALL matter energy? That's the way quantum mechanics describes it, am I missing something?
by Abbyguy on March 22nd, 2007
Matter is intrinsic mass. The m constant in the Euler-Lagrange equations. All matter can be converted to energy, but it's still matter to start with (as far as is known).
by Quirkie on March 22nd, 2007
Wouldn't converting matter to energy require accelerating it beyond the speed of light? I thought that was impossible.
by POP Fan on November 23rd, 2009
If you wanted to convert 1kg of matter to kinetic energy, then you could do it if the mass you were accelerating was greater than 2kg, but you could also convert the energy to other forms of energy which would not require acceleration of a large mass. For example, light and heat energy.
by Quirkie on November 23rd, 2009
Most matter is nothing but energy to begin with. Atom are made up of 99.999999999999% empty space, and if you take all the space out of every atom in the universe there would only be enough mass left to make the size of a small pea. So back to answering the original question, there is no need to convert, because it already is. This is dealing quatum physics not Newtonian, which is what I believe Quirkie to be answering.
by Abbyguy on November 23rd, 2009
Abbyguy, If you took all the space out of an atom, you'd still have as much stuff as you started with wouldn't you? Just packed more densely. Hence neutron stars.
by Quirkie on November 23rd, 2009
Perhaps a better example: An electron has an intrinsic mass. It has no intrinsic volume - it is treated as a mathematical point, albeit a smeared out mathematical point. An electron has mass which is not due to internal energy, and which cannot be removed without turning the electron into other particles.
by Quirkie on November 23rd, 2009