Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site jhunix.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!umcp-cs!aplcen!jhunix!ins_apmj From: ins_apmj@jhunix.UUCP (Patrick M Juola) Newsgroups: net.physics Subject: Re: Potential Energy Message-ID: <1076@jhunix.UUCP> Date: Thu, 31-Oct-85 00:51:22 EST Article-I.D.: jhunix.1076 Posted: Thu Oct 31 00:51:22 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 3-Nov-85 10:35:02 EST References: <175@tulane.UUCP> <471@iham1.UUCP> <536@talcott.UUCP> <1514@teddy.UUCP> Reply-To: ins_apmj@jhunix.ARPA (Patrick M Juola) Organization: Johns Hopkins Univ. Computing Ctr. Lines: 14 Keywords: Potential Energy In article <1514@teddy.UUCP> jwg@teddy.UUCP (Jim Galbiati) writes: >In article <536@talcott.UUCP> tmb@talcott.UUCP (Thomas M. Breuel) writes: >>... A direct weighing measurement would give the same result >>for *any* energy delivering device, since the potential energy stored >>in something CONTRIBUTES TO ITS RESTMASS. > >Is this true? Does the potential energy stored in a spring >contribute to its rest mass? How about a battery, a capacitor, etc? > >-- >-> Jim Galbiati, GenRad Inc, Production Test Division <- Yes.