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greypilgrim
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Hi.
I've read that there's no Newtonian analogue of the energy-momentum relation
$$E^2-(pc)^2=(mc^2)^2\enspace .$$
Why doesn't
$$E=\frac{p^2}{2m}$$
qualify as such? There's no rest energy in Newtonian physics anyway.
I've read that there's no Newtonian analogue of the energy-momentum relation
$$E^2-(pc)^2=(mc^2)^2\enspace .$$
Why doesn't
$$E=\frac{p^2}{2m}$$
qualify as such? There's no rest energy in Newtonian physics anyway.