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Is potential energy real?

jjjjj
in Classical Physics

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Is it real or an idea? If it isn't real does that mean kinetic energy isn't real either? If kinetic energy is real does potential energy have to be real as well?

I think the correct way to think is that energy is a mathematical concept of our own devise, that is incredibly useful in our descriptions and understanding of our world.

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