2023
DOI: 10.4236/jmp.2023.147059
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A Physical Interpretation of Mass-Energy Equivalence Based on the Orthogonal Collision

Abstract: Einstein described the mass-energy equivalence as the most important result of special relativity. But more than a century after Einstein first derived the relationship between mass-energy equivalence (or mass-energy equation), questions left for people are how to understand that mass and energy are somehow equivalent, and how to give the dynamical process for the conversion from mass to energy (or vice versa). This paper first interprets the formula of mass-energy equivalence published by Einstein in 1905, an… Show more

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“…The conversion of mass to energy here is unidirectional, as in the thermonuclear reaction on the Sun and the explosion of an atomic bomb. The conversion of mass to energy caused by this orthogonal collision is also different from Einstein's 1905 two-way conversion between mass and energy which was based on the coordinate system transformation in special relativity [35]. The total energy represented by Equations ( 10), ( 11) and ( 14) is an event that occurs in the same world (universe), so the sign used in equations is "=".…”
Section: Four Ways Of Particle Collisionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…The conversion of mass to energy here is unidirectional, as in the thermonuclear reaction on the Sun and the explosion of an atomic bomb. The conversion of mass to energy caused by this orthogonal collision is also different from Einstein's 1905 two-way conversion between mass and energy which was based on the coordinate system transformation in special relativity [35]. The total energy represented by Equations ( 10), ( 11) and ( 14) is an event that occurs in the same world (universe), so the sign used in equations is "=".…”
Section: Four Ways Of Particle Collisionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…As Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman aptly stated, "It is important to realize that in physics today we have no knowledge of what energy is" [39], emphasizing the profound mystery surrounding energy's nature. This paper operates within established scientific principles, notably matter-energy equivalence [40,41], recognizing our indirect understanding of energy rooted in detectable matter quantities and transformations. Adopting a practical approach, this paper treats energy as a consequence of observed phenomena associated with matter, given the absence of a definitive definition of energy.…”
Section: Contextual Claritymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The form of Equation ( 16) is same as the mass-energy formula of Einstein [28]. However, the physical meaning of Equation ( 16) is different from the relationship of mass-energy equivalence which was based on the special theory of relativity or relativistic mathematical transformations of two coordinate systems [29]. Thereafter, the term mc 2 or mv 2 or 2 mv is referred as mass-energy.…”
Section: Orthogonal Collision Theorymentioning
confidence: 99%