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Can energy be defined as the most fundamental particle which exists in different forms as protons, electrons etc
What we see all the different forms of matter around is just a form of energy. Why can't this energy be the most fundamental particle. Given dust can turn into a star and then emit all sorts of ...
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How to deduce E=(3/2)kT?
It says in my course notes that a particle has so-called "kinetic energy"
$E=\frac{3}{2}kT=\frac{1}{2}mv^²$
Where does this formula come from? What is k?
