2009European Journal of PhysicsRequires access

Relativistic momentum and kinetic energy, and E = mc 2

Ben Yu-Kuang Hu

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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 .

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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 .

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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)

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