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What is this vague stuff called "thermal energy"? Why not just say internal
energy or just energy? As far as I have been able to determine there are
only two kinds of (non-relativistic) energy: kinetic (energy of motion) and
potential (energy of position). Thermodynamic internal energy (internal
energy or energy for short) is the sum of these two kinds. So why do we need
a term "thermal energy"?