Perpetual Working Processes: Energy & Ability to Do Work

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The discussion centers on the concept of energy and its relationship to work, specifically addressing the definition of perpetual working processes. It clarifies that energy is not simply the ability to do work; rather, it is the difference in energy that enables work to occur. The statement "energy doesn't create nor destroy, only transforms" is corrected to "energy is not created or destroyed." The conversation emphasizes that without a difference in energy, work cannot be performed, as illustrated by the hypothetical scenario of the universe reaching heat death.

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1 - energy is the ability to do work
2 - energy doesn't create nor destroy, only transforms

3 - then the ability to do work doesn't create nor destroy, only transforms.

Is it not a definition of perpetual working processes?
 
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Aside from the fact that your statement: "energy doesn't create nor destroy, only transforms" doesn't make sense (it should be "energy is not created or destroyed"), the very first part is wrong: "energy is the ability to do work" should be "DIFFERENCE IN energy is the ability to do work" (in particular, potential energy is defined only to within an additive constant).

If every point in the universe had the same energy (the "heat death" of the universe), then there would exist energy but there would be no abiiity to do work because there would be no difference in energy.
 

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