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Modern Physics · relativity

Relativistic Total Energy

Gives total energy of a particle with rest mass m.

E = γmc²

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Variables

E
total energyJ
γ
Lorentz factor
m
rest masskg
c
speed of lightm/s

Conditions / notes

Uses rest mass and special-relativity notation.

Reference details

Subject
Modern Physics
Topic
relativity
Plain text
E = gamma m c^2

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