Re: Origin of E=mc^2
I can see that calculations could be made to show that from the object's initial rest frame, energy approaching Mc^2 must be used to accelerate the object to approach the speed of light. So that from the initial rest frame, if the object approaches the speed of light it's kinetic energy approaches Mc^2. Also, I can see that from the frame of reference of the near light speed object it's "energy" is equal to it's rest energy - although it's kinetic energy in that frame of reference would seem to be zero.
I don't see how the jump to final conclusions are made after these calculations - assuming they're right.
However, I'm still waiting to read the Book, "Sklansky's Real Smart People Theory for dummies".
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