Expand this Topic clickable element to expand a topic
Skip to content
Optica Publishing Group

Derivation of the Mass-Energy Relation

Not Accessible

Your library or personal account may give you access

Abstract

The mass equivalent of radiation is implicit in Poincaré’s formula for the momentum of radiation, published in 1900, and was used by Poincaré in illustrating the application of his analysis. The equality of the mass equivalent of radiation to the mass lost by a radiating body is derivable from Poincaré’s momentum of radiation (1900) and his principle of relativity (1904). The reasoning in Einstein’s 1905 derivation. questioned by Planck, is defective. He did not derive the mass-energy relation.

© 1952 Optical Society of America

Full Article  |  PDF Article
More Like This
Precision Determination of the Velocity of Light Derived from a Band Spectrum Method*†

D. H. Rank, R. P. Ruth, and K. L. Vander Sluis
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 42(10) 693-698 (1952)

The Characteristics of Tritanopia

W. D. Wright
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 42(8) 509-521 (1952)

Cited By

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Tables (1)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Article tables are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Equations (33)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Equations are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Select as filters


Select Topics Cancel
© Copyright 2024 | Optica Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved