Show that Equation 2-31 can be written E = mc 2 (1 + p 2 /m 2

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Show that Equation 2-31 can be written E = mc2(1 + p2/m2c2)1/2 and use the binomial expansion to show that, when pc is much less than mc2, E ≈ mc2 + p2 /2m.

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Modern Physics

ISBN: 9781429250788

6th Edition

Authors: Paul A. Tipler, Ralph Llewellyn

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