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canopus
Aug22-04, 05:25 PM
Why do we have mass? How can we explain it?
employee #416
Aug22-04, 05:54 PM
Scientist are unable to explain why mass is here.
Nenad
Aug22-04, 05:57 PM
E = mc^2 Mass is energy.
employee #416
Aug22-04, 05:59 PM
He is not asking that.
employee #416
Aug22-04, 06:01 PM
I see him asking this: What composes mass? The relation between mass and energy is not valid to answer that question. Mass is a condensed form of energy and not a composition of mass.
canopus
Aug22-04, 06:07 PM
It would be she (;

Why do we have energy then? I can explain why we have volume, but when it comes to mass or energy, i can't find a word to say.
Prometheus
Aug22-04, 06:17 PM
Why do we have mass?
Why do we have energy then?
In order to better understand your question, are you taking anything for granted? For example, are you also asking why we have time and space, and why we have the universe? By the way, I am not sure that I understand what you mean by "we have" rather than something such as "there exists".

I can explain why we have volume
If you explain why you think that "we have" volume, then prehaps we others will better understand the perspective behind your question.
canopus
Aug23-04, 07:58 AM
As i undrestood, in physics, we can't ask ''why'', we can just ask ''how''..... According to your sentences, i suspected what i know!
Gonzolo
Aug23-04, 08:14 AM
Why do we have volume?
Nenad
Aug23-04, 11:41 AM
I think questions like these belong on the philosophy forum.
pmb_phy
Aug23-04, 11:48 AM
I think questions like these belong on the philosophy forum.
In my opinion this is the correct forum for these questions. E.g. I believe particle physicists are now saying that there is something called a Higgs field which is responsible for the mass of particles. As far as why we have volume, well that's a legitimate and involved question which includes the topic of space and that's something Einstein touches on in one of his relativity books.

Pete
Nenad
Aug23-04, 11:53 AM
In my opinion this is the correct forum for these questions. E.g. I believe particle physicists are now saying that there is something called a Higgs field which is responsible for the mass of particles. As far as why we have volume, well that's a legitimate and involved question which includes the topic of space and that's something Einstein touches on in one of his relativity books.

Pete

and what is responsibe for this higgs field?
Gonzolo
Aug23-04, 04:19 PM
...As far as why we have volume, well that's a legitimate and involved question which includes the topic of space and that's something Einstein touches on in one of his relativity books.

Pete

I am rather wondering how canopus explains volume. Personnally, I do find the question philosophically inclined.
jtolliver
Aug23-04, 09:38 PM
Why do we have energy then?Because we aren't invariant under time translations.