Does the Law of the Conservation of Energy/Mass, also imply that there is a Finite amount of Energy/Mass ....?

Question

... in The Universe?


P.S. Dark Matter/Energy included.

Answer 1

yes.

Answer 2

Some laws of physics may some day be found to have exceptions and the subatomic particles may come and go. If mass and energy can be converted from one to the other, then could the universe possibly become all energy or all mass? Some other laws and dynamics are missing to explain why the universe is what it is and are yet to be found. Whatever the case, all discoveries usually provide a simpler answer than the ones previously accepted and even a person "lowonbrain" might unveil truths (with some dedication and patience) that others miss.

Answer 3

It seems like there is an infinite amount of matter and/or energy in the universe doesn't there?

The universe is much bigger than any one person can imagine. There is no edge, there for there is no center, and yet matter and energy have worked together to create the stars, galaxies, and life as we know it.

If you think of the universe as a living organism, it begins to get easier to think about. It all started out as simple matter and energy born together. But with the constant ebb and flow of energy to mass and vise versa, new compounds are created, and the basic ingredients of life were created within the stew made by the birth and death of stars.

Two hydrogen, through heat and pressure, are fused into a single Helium. Two Helium through the same process of heat and pressure fuse to create an Oxygen atom. Cool huh?

It's not that there is an infinite amount of matter/energy, its just that there's a lot of it and it easily converts from one to the other with relatively little effort.

Now think about the fact that according to this law, there are twelve dimensions within this universe, and most energy is either locked in one or another, unable to move.

Except for gravity!

That is the catalyst for everything. Gravity creates heat and pressure which facilitates the conversion of matter to energy and back again.

The universe is a beautiful thing, isn't it?

Now...about the other universes....

>:D

Answer 4

According to that law, yes there is a finite amount of energy and mass in the universe. All matter in the universe is either actual energy or potential energy. According to that law, energy can neither be created or destroyed, merely converted.

Answer 5

Finite mass is not implied by the Conservation Law, but by estimates of gravitational force, observations suggesting a singularity origin to the universe (hence a finite radius to enclose all energy/mass, and the like.

Answer 6

No. I don't believe that there is a finite amount. There are a thousand different ways to get energy from solar to yet undiscovered methods, including Dark Matter which makes up most of our Universe. I see no end to the Energy in our Universe, from harnessing Black Holes to Quasars to Dark Matter, to Cold Fusion. Not to mention using the vibrations of the strings of string theory, which looks more and more plausible a theory.

Answer 7

Yes....there is a finite amount of energy and mass combined. However, mass can be converted to energy in a nuclear reaction, and the amount of energy per unit of mass can be predicted.

Answer 8

Yes. Don't forget mass is energy in a different state. There is no way to create new mass or energy; you're simply taking existing mass and releasing the energy within it to some level.

Answer 9

The enegy or mass is infinite. Infinite means the opposite of finite.

Law of conservation of energy/ mass does not imply that there is finite amount of energy/ mass.

Imagine a sphere of infinite radius. With in this space there exists infinite amount of energy/ mass.

One cannot imagine beyond infinite radius and similarly one cannot imagine beyond infinite energy. That is the meaning of infinite.

Answer 10

Uh....yeah...if energy/matter can never be created nor destroyed in an equations, and the whole of existence can be interpereted as an equation, then yes, matter/energy is never either created nor destroyed.