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An immortal fumble by Androcles (11-Mar-2004)

Energy? Who ordered that?
"V.K.Tamhane" <vktamhane12@rediffmail.com> wrote in message
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> When electron and positron collide, they radiate two gamma rays, each
> having energy equal to the rest energy of an electron. It is therefore
> assumed that mass of both the particles is destroyed and converted in
> to energy.
>                  This is obviously wrong, because we have not
> considered energy of charges, which too must get destroyed.

The only thing 'obvious' is that you are confusing force with energy.

>                 If we assume that the energy of the charge

Wrong assumption. Charges have no energy. How much 'energy' does a
magnet have to remain stuck on my fridge door? How much 'energy' do you
have to keep you from falling to the Moon? How much 'energy' does a pen
have as it lays on my desk? The force is there, but no energy, it is
balanced.

Androcles
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