Relativistic Energy for Rest Mass

The energy–momentum relation is the relativistic equation relating any object's rest (intrinsic) mass, total energy and momentum. From this, the relativistic energy can be calculated.

The energy equals the mass times the speed of light squared.

Formula

QuantityVariable["E", "Energy"] == Quantity[1, "SpeedOfLight"^2]*QuantityVariable["m", "Mass"]

symbol	description	physical quantity
E	energy	"Energy"
m	mass	"Mass"

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$FormulaData[ ResourceObject[ "Relativistic Energy for Rest Mass"], {QuantityVariable[ "E","Energy"] -> Quantity[1.`*^17, "Joules"]}]$

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External Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_in_special_relativity

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Date: 1905