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  2. Mass in special relativity - Wikipedia

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    The relativistic mass is the sum total quantity of energy in a body or system (divided by c2). Thus, the mass in the formula is the relativistic mass. For a particle of non-zero rest mass m moving at a speed relative to the observer, one finds. In the center of momentum frame, and the relativistic mass equals the rest mass.

  3. Momentum - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. In Newtonian mechanics, momentum (pl.: momenta or momentums; more specifically linear momentum or translational momentum) is the product of the mass and velocity of an object. It is a vector quantity, possessing a magnitude and a direction. If m is an object's mass and v is its velocity (also a vector quantity), then the object's ...

  4. Relativistic mechanics - Wikipedia

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    hide. In physics, relativistic mechanics refers to mechanics compatible with special relativity (SR) and general relativity (GR). It provides a non- quantum mechanical description of a system of particles, or of a fluid, in cases where the velocities of moving objects are comparable to the speed of light c. As a result, classical mechanics is ...

  5. Expansion of the universe - Wikipedia

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    The expansion of the universe is the increase in distance between gravitationally unbound parts of the observable universe with time. [1] It is an intrinsic expansion, so it does not mean that the universe expands "into" anything or that space exists "outside" it. To any observer in the universe, it appears that all but the nearest galaxies ...

  6. Newton's law of universal gravitation - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Newton's law of universal gravitation says that every particle attracts every other particle in the universe with a force that is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers. Separated objects attract and are attracted as if all their mass were concentrated at ...

  7. Inertia - Wikipedia

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    It is one of the fundamental principles in classical physics, and described by Isaac Newton in his first law of motion (also known as The Principle of Inertia). [1] It is one of the primary manifestations of mass, one of the core quantitative properties of physical systems. [2] Newton writes: [3][4][5][6] LAW I.

  8. Introduction to general relativity - Wikipedia

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    e. General relativity is a theory of gravitation developed by Albert Einstein between 1907 and 1915. The theory of general relativity says that the observed gravitational effect between masses results from their warping of spacetime. By the beginning of the 20th century, Newton's law of universal gravitation had been accepted for more than two ...

  9. Electromagnetic mass - Wikipedia

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    It was first derived by J. J. Thomson in 1881 and was for some time also considered as a dynamical explanation of inertial mass per se. Today, the relation of mass, momentum, velocity, and all forms of energy – including electromagnetic energy – is analyzed on the basis of Albert Einstein's special relativity and mass–energy equivalence.