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The document shows the derivation of the total energy equation for a particle with rest mass m, momentum p, and speed c. It starts with the total energy equation E = (mc^2 + pc)^1/2 and expands it using binomial expansion, ignoring higher order terms of p/mc. This yields the classical kinetic energy equation E ≈ mc^2 + 1/2mv^2, which is the sum of the particle's rest mass energy and classical kinetic energy.

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Problem37 40

The document shows the derivation of the total energy equation for a particle with rest mass m, momentum p, and speed c. It starts with the total energy equation E = (mc^2 + pc)^1/2 and expands it using binomial expansion, ignoring higher order terms of p/mc. This yields the classical kinetic energy equation E ≈ mc^2 + 1/2mv^2, which is the sum of the particle's rest mass energy and classical kinetic energy.

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  p  
2

37.40: E  (m c  p c )
2 4 2 2 12
 mc 1  
2

  mc  

 1 p2  p2 1
 mc 2 1  
2 2 
 mc 2
  mc 2  mv 2
 2 m c  2 m 2
the sum of the rest mass energy and the classical kinetic energy.

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