Re: derivation of kinetic energy



Dear castertroy14:

<castertroy14@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1152922791.949560.235820@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
can anyone show me the process of getting
equation (2) from equation (1).
(1) D(mv / (1-v^2/c^2)^0.5)
(2) m(1 - v^2/c^2)^-1.5 Dv

I don't see how that relates to kinetic energy.

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/relativ/relmom.html#c4

David A. Smith


.