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# course
it should really be e = gamma mc squared
(I helped save b3ta! stouffer, Mon 2 Jun 2003, 21:43, archived)
# and what an earth does the
γ bit mean?
(I helped save b3ta! bananaman, Mon 2 Jun 2003, 21:46, archived)
# or is there just some random constant
involved in all that?
(I helped save b3ta! bananaman, Mon 2 Jun 2003, 21:47, archived)
# 1 over
the square root of 1 - (v^2)/(c^2)
(I helped save b3ta! stouffer, Mon 2 Jun 2003, 21:51, archived)
# and that's just the simplified equation
which ignores momentum. If I'm remembering correctly, which I'm probably not...
(I helped save b3ta! kitty meow meow, Mon 2 Jun 2003, 21:50, archived)
# depends how you apply it doesnt it?
i only know how to use it to calculate energy produced by fusion in the sun, and thats delta e = delta m c(speed of light)^2...
(I helped save b3ta! jme, Mon 2 Jun 2003, 21:51, archived)
# god knows.
that exam's a week off yet, so revision doesn't start til, um, sunday night.
(I helped save b3ta! stouffer, Mon 2 Jun 2003, 21:52, archived)