Re: KuJomu - the writing
From: | Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...> |
Date: | Tuesday, November 12, 2002, 11:13 |
En réponse à Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...>:
>
> 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.
>
No, because at low velocities, you must take the Newtonian equivalent formula
and this one is E=1/2mv^2, which is quite different from E=mc^2. As I said,
mc^2 is the *mass energy* E0 of the object, which *mustn't* be included in
formulae at low velocities.
Christophe.
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