We present a new derivation of the expressions for momentum and energy of a relativistic particle. In contrast to the procedures commonly adopted in textbooks, the one suggested here requires only knowledge of the composition law for velocities along one spatial dimension, and does not make use of the concept of relativistic mass, or of the formalism of 4-vectors. The basic ideas are very general and can be applied also to kinematics different from the Newtonian and Einstein ones, in order to construct the corresponding dynamics.

Deriving relativistic momentum and energy

SONEGO, Sebastiano;
2005-01-01

Abstract

We present a new derivation of the expressions for momentum and energy of a relativistic particle. In contrast to the procedures commonly adopted in textbooks, the one suggested here requires only knowledge of the composition law for velocities along one spatial dimension, and does not make use of the concept of relativistic mass, or of the formalism of 4-vectors. The basic ideas are very general and can be applied also to kinematics different from the Newtonian and Einstein ones, in order to construct the corresponding dynamics.
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