Relativistic momentum and kinetic energy, and E = mc 2
Ben Yu-Kuang Hu
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Ben Yu-Kuang Hu
Abstract
Based on relativistic velocity addition and the conservation of momentum and energy, I present derivations of the expressions for the relativistic momentum and kinetic energy, and E = mc 2 .
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Based on relativistic velocity addition and the conservation of momentum and energy, I present derivations of the expressions for the relativistic momentum and kinetic energy, and E = mc 2 .
Key concepts: Physics, Kinetic energy, Energy–momentum relation, Momentum (technical analysis), Relativistic particle, Simple (philosophy), Quantum electrodynamics, Energy (signal processing)