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Originally Posted by xelasnave
I find it hard to imagine where say the electron in a hydrogen atom gets its energy to keep wizzing around and around  ... look at it this way... some 13.5 billion years ago H can into existence... how does such a little thing manage to keep running all these years ... must have a great power pack.
I know atomic science probably has an answer but forgeting that  ... dont you think it is strange that atoms can keep running presumably with only the power/ energy they started with...
alex  |
Well if you were a String Theorist, you could say that particles have enormous amounts of bound-up vibrational energy. Some of it is used in frequencies which allow for interaction, and some just sit there.
Since quantum mechanics clearly shows that any activity can only be done in discrete amounts of energy and time, then one could say that they are born with enough energy reserves to go the distance.
Of course a Big Crunch would return that which has been expired.
But somehow I don't think it works quite like that.