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Carolina Joe
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Energy "Triangle"
It seems to me that the total energy of a particle forms a kind of right triangle.
[tex]
E^2 = (m_0 c^2)^2 + (pc)^2
[/tex]
Where the total energy is the hypotenuse, and it's square is the sum of the other 2 sides, each squared. Does anyone know of any physical significance to this fact, or is it just a coincidental relationship that has no further meaning? I just love stuff like this.
It seems to me that the total energy of a particle forms a kind of right triangle.
[tex]
E^2 = (m_0 c^2)^2 + (pc)^2
[/tex]
Where the total energy is the hypotenuse, and it's square is the sum of the other 2 sides, each squared. Does anyone know of any physical significance to this fact, or is it just a coincidental relationship that has no further meaning? I just love stuff like this.