LAW
12-08-2012, 05:31 PM
So...I was thinking. Matter and energy are interchangeable (more or less), all the matter in the universe is just condensed energy from the 'big bang', matter 'exerts' gravity which has the power to affect the momentum of any any mass or energy nearby. Ability to alter an object's momentum is measured by Force (f=ma), so where does the 'gravitational energy' which is exerted by mass come from?
Some of the finite energy from the 'big bang' is converted into matter (E=mc^2) and that matter is exerting gravity on surrounding mass (f=ma) and the body is not losing mass but energy cannot be created or destroyed, so where does this energy come from?
It seems that as long as there is mass, gravity will be exerted. Think of the angular momentum of the earth as it orbits the sun, there is energy required to overcome the earth's inertia, that energy is not 'generated' anywhere, it simply 'exists' because of mass. The sun performs nuclear fusion, this exerts energy and the fuel is burned up, but long after Vulcan's fires are cold gravity will still exist. Why?
:help: My head hurts :confuse3:
Sorry if this doesn't make sense, I'm trying to write my thoughts down but I don't think in words and I can't type as fast as my brain throws ideas at me.
Some of the finite energy from the 'big bang' is converted into matter (E=mc^2) and that matter is exerting gravity on surrounding mass (f=ma) and the body is not losing mass but energy cannot be created or destroyed, so where does this energy come from?
It seems that as long as there is mass, gravity will be exerted. Think of the angular momentum of the earth as it orbits the sun, there is energy required to overcome the earth's inertia, that energy is not 'generated' anywhere, it simply 'exists' because of mass. The sun performs nuclear fusion, this exerts energy and the fuel is burned up, but long after Vulcan's fires are cold gravity will still exist. Why?
:help: My head hurts :confuse3:
Sorry if this doesn't make sense, I'm trying to write my thoughts down but I don't think in words and I can't type as fast as my brain throws ideas at me.