First law of thermodynamics
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The First Law of Thermodynamics says that total energy of the universe is constant. Or, to put it another way, energy cannot be created or destroyed but it can change form. As a form of energy the same applies to matter. [1]
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Perspectives of the 1st Law of Thermodynamics
Creation science
From a creation perspective this makes sense since the Bible says that God completed his creation on day six and therefore it only changes, nothing new is created. It is however a problem from an evolutionary perspective, since it needs the existence of energy to come into existence naturally, which is equally just as unprovable as God creating.
Evolution science
The evolutionist solution is to invoke negative energy with the idea that they add up to zero energy. Some claim that this negative energy in gravitational potential energy, but this concept is seriously flawed.
Mathematical Formula of Energy
Mathematically energy is:
E = fd
E = energy.
f = force.
d = distance over which the force acts over.
If the force is negative then the mass is pushed in a negative direction.
E = (-f)(-d) = fd
The result is that the energy is still positive. For energy to be negative the force would have to push the mass in the opposite direction from which it is applied.
E = f (-d)
The force of gravity is negative as a vector since it is always pulling a mass down. So the formula for gravitational force can best be written as:
g = gravitational force.
m1 = mass 1.
m2 = mass 2.
r = distance between the center of each mass.
G = the gravitational constant.
The potential energy (P) of a gravitational field is obtained by integrating the force of gravity over the distance from ∞ to ro.
ro = radius of gravitating body.
∞ = infinity.
Such that:
Since G, m1, m2 and ro are all positive, P is also positive. Since P = potential energy, the potential energy of a gravitational field is positive and not negative. This falsifies the idea that gravitational potential energy is negative energy. Work as been done on the effects of negative energy, showing that it would produce some effects that have not been observed in gravity.
The final nail in the coffin of the notion that the total amount of energy in the universe is zero is that theoretically negative energy must be followed by a larger amount of positive energy so the positive energy must always be larger than negative energy. As a result the total energy of the universe must be > 0.
Related References
- First Law of Thermodynamics by HyperPhysics for Georgia State University
See Also
- Thermodynamic Arguments For Creation video by Thomas Kindell recorded at the Seattle Creation Conference July 2004.
- Scientific law
- Mathematics
- Thermodynamics
