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Sunfire
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Hello,
##E_{tot}^2=(pc)^2+(m_0 c^2)^2## works fine for mass ##m_0## moving with relativistic speeds. What if the moving mass has internal energy also (say, heat). Does the energy-momentum relation still apply? What is the expression for the momentum ##p## then?
Because ##p=\gamma m_0 v## is okay, but perhaps only if we consider the case of ##m_0## not having any other energy, but kinetic- and rest- only.
Thanks!
##E_{tot}^2=(pc)^2+(m_0 c^2)^2## works fine for mass ##m_0## moving with relativistic speeds. What if the moving mass has internal energy also (say, heat). Does the energy-momentum relation still apply? What is the expression for the momentum ##p## then?
Because ##p=\gamma m_0 v## is okay, but perhaps only if we consider the case of ##m_0## not having any other energy, but kinetic- and rest- only.
Thanks!