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Is energy physical or non physical?
Energy is a physical quantity that follows precise natural laws.
Why is energy not physical?
It isn’t physical in the way a ball is physical, but it is real in the way a ball is real, especially when that ball is launched. Energy is a general term that refers to the capacity for a system that has it to perform some action. It never exists without a form and a context of action.
What do you mean by energy?
Energy is the capacity for doing work. It may exist in potential, kinetic, thermal, helectrical, chemical, nuclear, or other forms.
Can space/time exist without mass?
Time and space cannot exist without mass and mass cannot exist without spacetime. As gravity potential increases so too do the dementions of space and time.
Why is non matter also called a form of energy?
Energy: Light, heat, kinetic and potential energy, and sound are non-matter because they are massless. Objects that have mass and are matter may emit energy. For example, a swinging pendulum consists of matter, but its energy of motion is not matter.
Why don’t physicists define energy as non-physical energy?
Because physicists defined the word energy to refer to what you call “physical” energy. You can read about that in Energy – Wikipedia. So by definition, the physics term doesn’t refer to what you most likely mean by “non-physical” energy. Now, you don’t have to use physicists’ definition. You can use any definition you like.
What is a non-physical entity?
In ontology and the philosophy of mind, a non-physical entity is a spirit or being that exists outside physical reality.
What is the difference between physical and non-physical?
So basically physical is created when non-physical “condenses” into solidity – scientifically, the vibration of non-physical energy condenses into solid matter by vibrating in a dense manner.
Does energy exist?
Actually, one can argue that energy does n o t exist! It is our abstract description of the world around us and it wasn’t even discussed in physics until the 18th century. What do exist are planets, people, light, heat, electricity and so on.