First order relativistic correction to Newtonian kinetic energypic.twitter.com/1dFEVb4bG1
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squaring the speed of light will make this correction an awfully small error.
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“Small” is always in comparison to something else. If one needs extreme precision, as for example in measuring the “fine” spectrum of hydrogen, even this “small” relativistic correction plays a major role.pic.twitter.com/CHt7iNfBh5
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Yes of course, the equation for relative velocities would be significant at near light speeds but that would require vast amounts of energy.
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Not necessarily .. consider neutrinos
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Just making a friendly observation, that's all.
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Small velocities n large masses ~ no effect Large velocities n negligible mass ~ no effect Large velocity n non-negligible mass - this correction is significant. Then such masses will have large energy too, so corrections should be instantaneous?(otherwise need big acceleration)
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