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Relativistic momentum and kinetic energy, and $E=mc^2$

Classical Physics 2007-05-23 v1 Physics Education

Abstract

Based on relativistic velocity addition and the conservation of momentum and energy, I present derivations of the expressions for the relativistic momentum and kinetic energy, and E=mc2E=mc^2.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0612202,
  title  = {Relativistic momentum and kinetic energy, and $E=mc^2$},
  author = {Ben Yu-Kuang Hu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0612202},
  year   = {2007}
}

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9 pages, 2 Figures, submitted to American Journal of Physics