Can Electrons Carry Infinite Energy?

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Electrons are not limited in the amount of energy they can carry, as their energy increases with speed. The concept of energy is frame-dependent, meaning it can be perceived differently based on the observer's frame of reference. By selecting an appropriate frame, one can theoretically increase the energy associated with electrons indefinitely. This understanding challenges traditional notions of energy limits in particle physics. Overall, the discussion emphasizes the relativity of energy in relation to electron motion.
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Are electrons limited to how much energy they can carry(if that term can be used)?
 
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Hi. There is no limit. The faster they move, the more energy they have.
 
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sqljunkey said:
Are electrons limited to how much energy they can carry(if that term can be used)?
The energy is frame-dependent, so you can make it as large as you want just by choosing the frame appropriately.
 
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Thread 'Motional EMF in Faraday disc, co-rotating magnet axial mean flux'

Thread 'Motional EMF in Faraday disc, co-rotating magnet axial mean flux'

So here is the motional EMF formula. Now I understand the standard Faraday paradox that an axis symmetric field source (like a speaker motor ring magnet) has a magnetic field that is frame invariant under rotation around axis of symmetry. The field is static whether you rotate the magnet or not. So far so good. What puzzles me is this , there is a term average magnetic flux or "azimuthal mean" , this term describes the average magnetic field through the area swept by the rotating Faraday...
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