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mieral
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Is momentum in the atoms part of the potential energy of the system? I read the momentum is a Hamiltonian.. and the potential is also a Hamiltonian.. so are the momentum the potential itself? In the atoms, the potential could be the electromagnetic attraction between electrons and nucleus.. how about the momentum? where does momentum come from? Is it separate from the electromagnetic attraction? If the momentum is photonic energy from environment.. couldn't it affect the potential?