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Starting with the definitions of relativistic energy and momentum, show that E2 = p2c2 + m2c4

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

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Author:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

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Chapter14: Special Theory Of Relativity

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