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[Phys-L] Re: Energy is primary and fundamental?



I could burn your finger with a candle flame...does that make energy
real, no. Neither does smacking someone, that just abuses them.

joe
On Aug 17, 2005, at 1:52 PM, Jim Green wrote:

I would be interested in your definition of force...not referring to
Newton's laws, since that would be circular and your inference is
that somehow force is more fundamental than energy...so don't define
it in terms of energy either.


Folks, why is this so difficult? The idea of "energy " is an
INVENTION for
Pete's sake. If you think that the idea of "force" is similar, let me
smack you on the nose once or twice.

I suspect that at the time of Galileo the contemporary physics list
argued
that the idea of impetus is correct -- and Galileo was full of hot
air --
Parabolic arcs? Hogwash!

Jim


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