Re: KuJomu - the writing
| From: | Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, November 12, 2002, 6:39 |
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Christophe Grandsire wrote:
> In that sense E=mc^2 is a misquote: it refers to a special case of
> the correct formula where it is nonsensical to use this formula at all!
I wouldn't consider it a misquote, only a simplification where, as you
put it, velocity equals zero. And indeed, at velocities that are low
relative to the speed of light, it's a very good approximation.
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