Einstein's first derivation of mass-energy equivalence
Abstract
It is shown that, contrary to what several authors have claimed, Einstein's first derivation of the mass-energy equivalence was logically sound, the alleged fallacy lying merely in the fact that Einstein's conclusion is entailed by, and is therefore a necessary condition of his premises. (AIP)
- Publication:
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American Journal of Physics
- Pub Date:
- August 1982
- DOI:
- 10.1119/1.12764
- Bibcode:
- 1982AmJPh..50..760S
- Keywords:
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- 01.65.+g;
- 03.30.+p;
- History of science;
- Special relativity