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Relativistic Mechanics

Problem 1.368

How many times does the relativistic mass of a particle whose velocity differs from the velocity of light by 0.010%0.010 \% exceed its rest mass?

Reveal Answer
m/m0≈1/2(1−β)≈70, where β=v/cm / m_{0} \approx 1 / \sqrt{2(1-\beta)} \approx 70, \text { where } \beta=v / c
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