The discussion centers on the behavior of energy when it lacks a transfer medium. Participants conclude that energy cannot exist in a pure state and must always be associated with matter, fields, or particles. When energy has nowhere to transfer, it remains in its current state or is stored as potential energy. The annihilation of particles, such as in the case of two photons produced from particle interactions, illustrates energy's tendency to manifest through radiation.
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Well, I suppose that the energy must be passed through a medium of sorts if that is what you are asking.mathman said:What sort of reaction are you thinking of when you talk about energy transfer?
I never really thought of that but I suppose that the energy source could have been the annihilation of two particlesmathman said:What is the source of energy in this scenario?
Thank you for the answer.mathman said:In that case usually two photons are produced, which go off in opposite directions as radiation.
If it has nowhere to transfer then it stays where it is.Agave tequilana said:I am wondering what happens to energy when it has nowhere to transfer
This is correct. Energy is always associated with some system of matter, fields, particles, etc.Agave tequilana said:it doesn't make sense to me that energy can be pure
Thank you for the clarification.Dale said:If it has nowhere to transfer then it stays where it is.This is correct. Energy is always associated with some system of matter, fields, particles, etc.
Agave tequilana said:I am wondering what happens to energy when it has nowhere to transfer
Thank you for the clarification.Shreyas Samudra said:Then it's stored as potential energy !