According to SRT rest mass and rest energy have equivalent meaning: E= Mc^2 or M= Ec^2. Why SRT and Quantum theory use word:’ rest mass /energy E= Mc^2 ‘ and don’t say: ‘ potential mass/energy E= Mc^2 ’ ?
When somebody says ‘ the particle in the rest . . .’, then we can image that particle was going maybe to sleep, maybe to have a cup of coffee . . . . etc. That a strange terminology the physicists use. ======== . My opinion.
In Classic physics there is ‘ potential energy’ and there is ‘ kinetic energy’. And „The Law of Conservation and Transformation of Energy/ Mass" connects them together.
In Quantum physics the ’rest mass/enegy’ looks as a static factor. I think that there is problem here. Because in QT there is ’rest mass/enegy E=Mc^2’ and there is active / kinetic energy E=hf. But how „The Law of Conservation and Transformation of Energy/ Mass" can unite them together nobody explains.
In other words: Dont know how to explain transforms the potenial mass/enegy E=Mc^2 into the active / kinetic energy E=hf the physicsts began to use new terminology and new words. ================== . . Socratus. http://www.worldnpa.org/php2/index.php?tab0=Sci... ===================== . .
According to SRT rest mass and rest energy have equivalent meaning: E= Mc^2 or M= Ec^2. Why SRT and Quantum theory use word:’ rest mass /energy E= Mc^2 ‘ and don’t say: ‘ potential mass/energy E= Mc^2 ’ ?
When somebody says ‘ the particle in the rest . . .’, then we can image that particle was going maybe to sleep, maybe to have a cup of coffee . . . . etc. That a strange terminology the physicists use. ======== . My opinion.
In Classic physics there is ‘ potential energy’ and there is ‘ kinetic energy’. And „The Law of Conservation and Transformation of Energy/ Mass" connects them together.
In Quantum physics the ’rest mass/enegy’ looks as a static factor. I think that there is problem here. Because in QT there is ’rest mass/enegy E=Mc^2’ and there is active / kinetic energy E=hf. But how „The Law of Conservation and Transformation of Energy/ Mass" can unite them together nobody explains.
In other words: Dont know how to explain transforms the potenial mass/enegy E=Mc^2 into the active / kinetic energy E=hf the physicsts began to use new terminology and new words. ================== . . Socratus. http://www.worldnpa.org/php2/index.php?tab0=Sci... ===================== . .
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