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Unit 4: Revolutions in Modern Physics
Quick questions on Special relativity - TCE Physics (Tasmania)
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What is the Lorentz factor?Show answer
The consequences of the postulates are captured by the Lorentz factor:
What is mass-energy equivalence?Show answer
Einstein's most famous result is that mass and energy are two forms of the same thing. The rest energy of a mass is:
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