Table of Contents
Relativistic mass and Relation of Mass and Energy
Announcements
Introduction
The Speed Limit
How is the Speed Limit Enforced?
Einstein’s postulates also force us to reconsider meaning of mass
A Gedanken Experiment
A Gedanken Experiment - Continued
A Gedanken Experiment - Continued
A Gedanken Experiment - Continued
How It Works
E =mc2
E =mc2 - continued
E =mc2
E = mc2 applies to all mass and energy
The rest mass also is energy!
E =mc2 - continued
E =mc2 - continued
Intergalactic Space Travel??
Special Relativity Consequences of Einstein’s 2 postulates
Summary
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Author: R. M. Martin
Email: rmartin@uiuc.edu
Home Page: http://online.physics.uiuc.edu/courses/phys150/fall03/index.html
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