'Rest mass' presentation slideshows

As an object approaches the speed of light, its momentum increases dramatically.

According to special relativity, mass and energy are equivalent. According to general relativity, gravity causes space to become curved and time to undergo changes.

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An Introduction to Special Relativity

(or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb). An Introduction to Special Relativity. Outline. Overview Electric Fields Magnetic Fields A Brief History of Light Electromagnetic Unification Something Rotten in Denmark The Many Faces of Einstein Special Relativity Results

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Head for Understandable Description of Matter and Forces at the Most Fundamental Level

N. Head for Understandable Description of Matter and Forces at the Most Fundamental Level. N. Particles and Forces tell us about the beginning of the Universe. Is this a Belief System?. NO! Science does use the beauty of ideas, but ultimately relies on EXPERIMENT!!.

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Refusing to Go Quietly: Gamma-Ray Bursts and Their Progenitors

Refusing to Go Quietly: Gamma-Ray Bursts and Their Progenitors. Andy Fruchter STScI Hubble Science Briefing 5 Dec. 2013. What Are We Doing Here?. An introduction to Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) Massive stars and the long bursts Short bursts and merging neutron star binaries

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Physics and Physical Measurement

Physics and Physical Measurement. The Realm of physics Measurement and uncertainties. Scale Video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz9D6xba9Og&list=PL772556F1EFC4D01C&index=1&feature=plpp_video. Why does that matter?. Must have a consistent set of units agreed upon. (SI system)

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Nuclear Technology

Nuclear Technology Energy - the driving force of change Natural Units - atoms, molecules, moles, and electrons Atoms - the tiny wonders Atomic Nuclei - small frontier to explore Radioactive Decay - transmutation of nuclides Particles - frozen energy states

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Nuclear and Particle Physics

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Atoms, Elements, Molecules and Compounds

Atoms, Elements, Molecules and Compounds. A Systematic Study of Chemistry. Systematic Study of Matter. Fundamental Particles (p + , n o , e - ) >>> Atoms Elements Molecules Compounds Reactions. Fundamental Particles. Protons

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Welcome back to Physics 211

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PHY313 - CEI544 The Mystery of Matter From Quarks to the Cosmos Spring 2005

PHY313 - CEI544 The Mystery of Matter From Quarks to the Cosmos Spring 2005. Peter Paul Office Physics D-143 www.physics.sunysb.edu PHY313.

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Relativity

Relativity. Lesson 3 Velocity addition Rest mass and relativistic mass Use of E = mc 2 as total energy Acceleration of electrons by a p.d. Use of MeVc -2 and MeVc -1. Galilean Velocity addition. S. v. train stationary. ground stationary. Easy!. What if approaches c ?.

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Optics

Optics. Textbook: Introduction to optics, 3rd Edition, Pedrotti, Prentice Hall, ???? ???? : 1.Optics, Eugene Heicht, Addison Wesley, ???? . 2. B. E. A. Salah, M. C. Teich,, Wiley Interscience, ???? . 3. Ajoy Ghatan, Optics, International Edition, 3rd Edition, Mc Graw Hill, ???? .

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Introduction to Relativistic Mechanics

Introduction to Relativistic Mechanics and the Concept of Mass. CERN HST2014. Gron Tudor Jones. University of Birmingham. Introduction to relativistic kinematics and the concept of mass. Mass is one of the most fundamental concepts in physics.

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Compare Neutron Star Inspiral and Premature Collapse

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Relativistic Mass, Energy, Momentum

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Working With 4-Momenta

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Announcements

Announcements. Homework: Supplemental Problems 2 nd Project is due at the final exam which is 4:00pm Tues day May 6 . A list of potential projects is posted.

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Relativistic Electron Lab

Relativistic Electron Lab. In this lab you will measure both the momentum and kinetic energy of electrons emitted from a radioactive source ( b particles)

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Boson

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