Abstract
The Special Theory of Relativity (STR) has equalized resting mass with energy, the latter being proportional to the squared speed of light (c) (E = mc2). This value exactly doubles the kinetic energy of a mass moving at c speed (E = 1/2mc2). Therefore, E = mc2 could be kinetically explained within the framework of a previously described, four-dimensional (4D) universe (U4D) where the 3D space in which we live (U3D) moves at c speed along its fourth dimension. We have shown that the counterintuitive effects on kinematics and dynamics of the STR can be explained as a misperception of the 4D reality when projected to U3D. Based on this universe model, E = mc2 could be interpreted as the sum of the kinetic energy associated with the mass, due to its displacement together with U3D along the fourth dimension, plus the variation of the kinetic energy of U3D itself when the mass is either annihilated or created, due to the principle of momentum conservation. This kinetic interpretation of E = mc2 provides a new framework for our understanding of the Universe through a new-Newtonian perspective. Importantly, our results provide a way to experimentally test our universe model and, additionally, to estimate the mass present in U3D.
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