- fundamental concept in physics and information
- refers to the capacity to do work or produce change
- exists in various forms
- can be transferred or transformed from one form to another
- but cannot be created or destroyed
- some common forms of energy include
- kinetic energy: energy of motion
- potential energy: energy stored in an object due to its position or state
- thermal energy: energy related to the temperature of an object
- chemical energy: energy stored in chemical bonds between atoms and molecules
- electrical energy: energy associated with electric charges and their movement
- nuclear energy: energy stored in the nucleus of an atom
- radiant energy: energy of electromagnetic waves, including light
- informational energy: the energy stored in particles of information
- knowledge energy:: the energy stored in cyberlinks of cybergraph
- intelligence energy: the energy behind black magic in rm