Re: Nuclear Isomer Decay: A Possibility for Breakthrough Space

[Wes Van Pelt <VanPeltW@idt.net>]

Tom, and All,
Thanks for correcting me. I now agree that both energy and momentum (a vector
quantity) must be conserved.
(Guess that explains why I am so bad at playing pool!)
Regards,
Wes
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Thomas Gleich Harrison wrote:

> yes but..... momentum is a vector quantity and in the center of mass
> system two pool balls moving in opposite directions with the same velocity
> and mass would have zero momentum, the same as they have after the
> collision. The energies are not vector quantities so therefore it has to
> be transformed into heat. Both are conserved. All linear and
> angular momentum for isolated systems must be conserved. Actually I think
> I'm sorry I ever brought Crookes Radiometer up in the first place, but
> I can assure you that the detailed cause behind Crookes radiometer is not
> something easily if at all found in a physics tesxtbook at any level.
> In any case, we still need to figure out how the gamma propelled
> spaceshift moves through space....... momentum transfer or heat creep ????
> And Bob Dole's presidential campaign never had momentum... before or
> after.
>
> Tom Harrison
> Engineering Physics
> UNT

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