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Old 12-08-2012, 09:19 PM
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The gravitational potential energy also "comes from" the big bang. It may have been in the form of kinetic energy of fast moving mass, for example, in the early universe. The work done by gravity over the eons slowing the matter down is exactly equal to the gravitational potential energy.

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