Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Overview of Mass-Energy Equivalence
Description
A detailed tutorial on mass-energy equivalence. Step by step tutorial including several examples of mass-energy equivalence for reference.
Overview
Mass-energy equivalence is the concept that the mass of a body is the measure of its energy content. This is often expressed by a formula written by Einstein, who is also the one that proposed the idea of mass-energy equivalence. This formula is
, where E is energy, m is the mass, and c is the speed of light in a vacuum.
Tags: Albert, body, c, content, differential equations, E, Einstein, energy, equivalence, equivalent, formula, idea, light, m, mass, measure, speed, vacuum
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Introduction to Minkowski Space
Description
A detailed tutorial of the application of Minkowski space. Step by step tutorial including several examples of Minkowski space for reference.
Overview
Minkowski space, sometimes referred to as Minkowski spacetime, is the setting in which Einstein’s theory of relativity was formed. Three ordinary dimensions of space are combined with a single dimension of time. This makes Minkowski space a four-dimensional manifold for representing spacetime. Minkowski space is often contrasted with Euclidean space because they are the same, except that Euclidean space has no dimension of time, and Minkowski space does.
Tags: algebra, dimension, Einstein, Euclidean, manifold, Minkowski, relativity, space, spacetime, theory, time
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