Re: Einstein's E=mc^2 is only for stationary masses #11 Post by Fjolsvith » Mon, Apr 29, 2019, 2:12 PM UTC BeeBoBub wrote: post #2 For non-accelerating masses, or more precisely within an inertial reference frame Relatively speaking?
Re: Einstein's E=mc^2 is only for stationary masses #12 Post by dublin » Tue, Apr 30, 2019, 2:33 PM UTC Actually, it's not just stationary masses, but it does apply only to things in linear motion - rotation is specifically excluded, as (IIRC) he makes clear in the appendix to his book on relativity...