Does The Inertia Of A Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content? by Albert Einstein
In a concise theoretical note, the author uses a thought experiment—considering a body emitting equal light in opposite directions—to show that a change in a body’s energy by an amount E corresponds to a change in its inertia (mass) of E/c^2, thereby establishing the equivalence of mass and energy and prompting a revision of classical conservation concepts with wide-ranging consequences for physics.
- Published
- 1905
- Nationality
- Swiss
- Length
- Unknown
- Pages
- 3 pages
- Original Language
- German
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- Does the Inertia of a Body Depend on Its Energy Content?
- Ist die Trägheit eines Körpers von seinem Energieinhalt abhängig?
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