Energy (mass)

A. Einstein
A. Einstein
According to the German physicist Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955), energy (E) and mass (m) are equivalent. This is expressed by his famous formula:

energy (E) = m × c2

Here, m is the mass and c is the speed of light.

Related quantities

  • energy
  • energy (electrical)
  • energy (mechanical)
  • energy (photon)
  • energy (thermal)
  • mass
  • power
  • speed of light

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