Mathematically and historically the concept of inertia (mass) preceeded the concept of energy. Energy is a secondary concept because it is built on the primary concept of inertia. It would seem most theoretical physicists are ignorant about the conceptual history of their own subject.
The answer to the question of the orign of mass requires a philosophical/cultural exploration of the beginnings of modern science. Harry On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 12:47 PM, Axil Axil <janap...@gmail.com> wrote: > In the current view of things, it’s not the ZPE, it’s the Higgs field that > produces mass. How does the Higgs field and gravity interact, and general > relativity, energy, not to mention the other force carriers? > > Here is one opinion > > http://www.spacetime-model.com/higgsboson/index.htm > > Does anybody know if this Higgs interaction question is all worked out yet? > > > > > Cheers: axil > > On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 3:10 AM, Eric Walker <eric.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 5:59 PM, <mix...@bigpond.com> wrote: >> >>> There is also the possibility that the "mass" of the particle actually >>> derives >>> form it's interaction with the ZPE, and that when protons and neutrons >>> are >>> packed closely together, they shield one another to some extent, so that >>> the >>> particles in the middle then "weigh" less. >> >> >> I take it that the proposed interaction with the ZPE adds mass to the >> exposed nucleons and doesn't to the shielded ones? What is the possible >> mechanism involved here? Is there a name for the proposal? >> >> Does the ZPE operate both within and outside of the nucleus, or just >> outside of it? >> >> Eric >> >
