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Title: Why E=mc² is wrong

Abstract

The most famous equation in all of science is Einstein’s E=mc², but it is also frequently horribly misunderstood and misused. In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don Lincoln explains the real truth about this equation and how people often use it wrong.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
FNAL (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States))
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1645035
Resource Type:
Multimedia
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; E=MC²; THEORY OF RELATIVITY; GAMMA; SPEED OF LIGHT; VELOCITY; ENERGY; MASS

Citation Formats

Lincoln, Don. Why E=mc² is wrong. United States: N. p., 2017. Web.
Lincoln, Don. Why E=mc² is wrong. United States.
Lincoln, Don. Tue . "Why E=mc² is wrong". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1645035.
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place = {United States},
year = {2017},
month = {11}
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