Breakedown of common sense and inertial ccordinate systems

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This discussion critically examines the assumptions surrounding molecular behavior in inertial coordinate systems, particularly focusing on binding energy and velocity. It challenges the conventional understanding that a molecule with negligible binding energy should remain intact when accelerated to high velocities. The conversation highlights the paradox of molecular dissociation at zero velocity and questions the validity of using molecular size as a unit of length and binding energy as a unit of energy. Ultimately, it asserts that the acceptance of these hypotheses is rooted in their consistent alignment with experimental results.

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1. Let us consider a molecule with almost "zero" binding energy. Why does every textbook declare that it should be a molecule if we accelerate it to some high velocity? Why shouldn't it dissociate at some velocity.
2. Inversly. Consider a molecule moving with some velocity. Why it couldn't dissociate at zero velocity?

3. Why such questions? May a molecule size be a length unit? And binding energy energy unit?

Accelaration always change the state of the system. How is it, that after acceleration the inertial system, connected with molecule, is equivalent to initial nonmoving system?

Why so childish hypothesis is accepted and adopted?
 
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Why so childish hypothesis is accepted and adopted?
Because it agrees with every experiment yet devised to test it.
 

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