Brent Meeker
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:51:11 -0700
It's conserved because we require that the Hamiltonian not be explicitly time dependent (we want our laws to apply equally at all times); that and Noether's theorem imply conservation of 4-momentum. Brent Meeker Michael Rosefield wrote: > To pull a fatuous idea from where the sun doth not shine, what if > energy is merely moving 'between universes'; it is conserved just > because of statistical balance. > > On 17/04/2008, *Brent Meeker* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > I'm not sure what source of photon creation you have in mind, but QFT > doesn't allow violation of energy conservation. > > > -- > "They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist-" > Last words of Gen. John Sedgwick, spoken as he looked out over the > parapet at enemy lines during the Battle of Spotsylvania in 1864. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---