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Phrak
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Every so often hear things similar to:
We seem to have two competing ideas:
1) E=mc2
2) E + mc2 = constant.
A) In equation 1) energy and mass are equivalent (up to a units conversion factor).
B) In equation 2) the sum is conserved--one is changed into the other.
Any disagreement?
The mass lost is due to the energy produced. Mass becomes energy from the equation E=mc2.
We seem to have two competing ideas:
1) E=mc2
2) E + mc2 = constant.
A) In equation 1) energy and mass are equivalent (up to a units conversion factor).
B) In equation 2) the sum is conserved--one is changed into the other.
Any disagreement?
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