rest-mass energy Comparison Table

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rest-mass energy comparison table

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rest-mass energy energy The energy which a particle has even when it is at rest. According to the famous relation E = mc² of special relativity, this rest energy is equal to the rest mass of the particle-the mass it has when a rest-times the square of the speed of light. If the mass is in grams and the speed of light in centimeters per second (c = 2.998 × 10¹⁰ centimeters per second), then the energy is given in ergs.

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energy	quantity
rest-mass energy	energy	The energy which a particle has even when it is at rest. According to the famous relation E = mc² of special relativity, this rest energy is equal to the rest mass of the particle-the mass it has when a rest-times the square of the speed of light. If the mass is in grams and the speed of light in centimeters per second (c = 2.998 × 10¹⁰ centimeters per second), then the energy is given in ergs.

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