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sophiecentaur
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Momentum, yes. But KE? How would you detect it?
Subductionzon said:Is there a way to measure the kinetic energy of a photon using relativity? I know you could try to measure it with Newtonian mechanics but I am pretty sure that the answer would be wrong.
The kinetic energy of an object is the energy which it possesses due to its motion.[1] It is defined as the work needed to accelerate a body of a given mass from rest to its stated velocity. Having gained this energy during its acceleration, the body maintains this kinetic energy unless its speed changes. The same amount of work is done by the body in decelerating from its current speed to a state of rest.
truesearch said:I have received an 'infraction' as a result of my posts following post *10.
Therefore, as much as I would like to contribute to this discussion I fel that I must keep quiet.
Subductionzon said:Is there a way to measure the kinetic energy of a photon using relativity? I know you could try to measure it with Newtonian mechanics but I am pretty sure that the answer would be wrong.