Abstract
This paper discusses an absurdity that is rooted in the modern physics’ interpretation of Einstein’s relativistic mass formula when v is very close to c. Modern physics (and Einstein himself) claimed that the speed of a mass can never reach the speed of light. Yet at the same time they claim that it can approach the speed of light without any upper limit on how close it could get to that special speed. As we will see, this leads to some absurd predictions. If we assert that a material system cannot reach the speed of light, an important question is then, “How close can it get to the speed of light?” Is there a clear-cut boundary on the exact speed limit for an electron, as an example? Or must we settle for a mere approximation?
Highlights
Einstein’s relativistic energy mass formula [1] [2] is given by mc2 . (1) − v cFurther, Einstein commented on his own formula
We have seen how modern physics’ assumption that a mass must travel more slowly than the speed of light, while at the same time asserting that it can approach the speed of light, leads to absurd predictions
We can rest assured that the electron can never reach a relativistic mass even close to one kg, so there is no chance that a single electron will cause much harm, no matter how fast it is accelerated because there is a maximum velocity that limits both its kinetic energy and its relativistic mass
Summary
Einstein’s relativistic energy mass formula [1] [2] is given by mc. Further, Einstein commented on his own formula. NIST (2014) CODATA reports a standard uncertainty for the Planck length of 0.000038×10−35 m Based on this theory, we can rest assured that the electron (or any other mass) can never reach a relativistic mass even close to one kg, so there is no chance that a single electron will cause much harm (at least not compared to the data in Table 1), no matter how fast it is accelerated because there is a maximum velocity that limits both its kinetic energy and its relativistic mass. It is worth mentioning here that the Planck length can be found totally independent of any knowledge of Newton’s gravitational constant, see [18] and even independent of any knowledge of the Planck constant, see [26]
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