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[โ€“] Admetus@sopuli.xyz 35 points 3 days ago (4 children)

The famous equation includes momentum so I always chuckle when they only show E=mc2

Einstein initially did write:

If a body gives off the energy L in the form of radiation, its mass diminishes by L/c^2

Does the inertia of a body depend upon its energy-content?, 1905

which got re-arranged to E=mc^2. Although he was aware that this doesn't apply to systems in motion or mass-less particles such as photons.

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