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Influence of Gravitation on Mass-Energy Equivalence Relation

General Physics 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

We study influence of gravitational field on the mass-energy equivalence relation by incorporating gravitation in the physical situation considered by Einstein (Ann. Physik, 17, 1905, English translation in ref. [1]) for his first derivation of mass-energy equivalence. In doing so, we also refine Einstein's expression (Ann. Physik, 35, 1911, English translation in ref. [3]) for increase in gravitational mass of the body when it absorbs E amount of radiation energy.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0506138,
  title  = {Influence of Gravitation on Mass-Energy Equivalence Relation},
  author = {R. V. R. Pandya},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0506138},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

4 pages. This paper is revised version of earlier paper, entitled "Hidden Conditions in Einstein's First Derivation for Mass-Energy Equivalence", which was containing errors and was not correct