magnetic energy turning into mass?
2006-09-06 21:40:13 · 2 answers · asked by goring 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Magnetic energy = mc^2?
2006-09-06 21:41:47 · update #1
Isnt Electrical Energy plus magnetic Energy = the toal energy called electromagnetic energy?
2006-09-06 22:00:09 · update #2
Yes, all forms of energy is equivalent to mass, including magnetic energy. For example, a magnetic field B of one tesla has an energy density about 398 kilojoules per cubic metre. You can then calucate using e=mc^2 what is the equivalent amount of mass for a given volume of space that contains the magnetic field.
2006-09-06 22:00:26 · answer #1 · answered by PhysicsDude 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is your question? What do you mean magnetic energy? There is no such thing as *magnetic* energy. There is electromagnetic energy; also known as photons, sometimes (depends on what you are considering, diffraction is light acting as a wave, photoelectric effect is light acting as a particle; you can really just think of it as both at the same time).
[Energy consumed/released] = [Mass released/consumed] * [speed of light]^2
It's also referred to as conservation of mass-energy.
2006-09-07 04:52:00 · answer #2 · answered by Absent Glare 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋