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E = mc2

When you think of Albert Einstein, the first


thing that pops in your head is that wacky tongue
photo you see everywhere. For a serious scientist who
made such formidable discoveries about the universe,
that's a pretty silly face to make, but it makes sense
when you understand the circumstances.
The image that the Guardian calls "arguably one of
the best known press photographs of any 20th century
personality" was taken on March 14, 1951 — -day
and Einstein's birthday. The scientist was leaving his
72nd birthday party at Princeton University, which
had been swarming with photographers, and was
understandably tired of smiling all night.
As he left the event and climbed into the backseat of a
car, "That's enough!" he shouted, But the
photographers didn't listen. Out of exasperation —
and maybe a little spite — Einstein stuck his tongue
out at the crowd, then immediately turned away.
Arthur Sasse from UPI was lucky enough to capture
the split-second shot.
https://curiosity.com

Non relativistic momentum (intensity) p = mv


Since m = m0 (mass at rest) we use to write p = m0v
As the speed v approaches the value of c (speed of light in the vacuum) the correct expression for the

1
γ=
p = m0v

2
momentum becomes: v the Lorentz’s factor.
1− 2
c

That means that the mass increases with the speed and m =  m0
For what concerns the energy of a body relativity states that:

Total energy = kinetic energy + rest energy


mc2 = K + m0c2 and replacing m with  m0 we can work out a useful expression

for the kinetic energy: K =( – 1) m0c2

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