Dremmer Messages 92 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Jun 28, 2012 #1 Are these five different things or are they just variations or properties of the same thing?
mfb Mentor Insights Author Messages 37,499 Reaction score 14,384 Jun 28, 2012 #2 They are different things (which is the reason why they have different names). Their interaction is the topic of physics.
They are different things (which is the reason why they have different names). Their interaction is the topic of physics.
Dremmer Messages 92 Reaction score 0 Jun 28, 2012 #3 Matter is the only one of these that we can perceive directly. We cannot perceive energy, gravity, space or time directly.
Matter is the only one of these that we can perceive directly. We cannot perceive energy, gravity, space or time directly.
bahamagreen Messages 1,015 Reaction score 52 Jun 28, 2012 #4 We do not perceive matter directly, we perceive nothing directly.
manojr Messages 63 Reaction score 1 Jun 29, 2012 #5 Mathematical model that combines space and time is Spacetime that curves (gravity) in presence of matter (mass/energy).
Mathematical model that combines space and time is Spacetime that curves (gravity) in presence of matter (mass/energy).