mass-energy
Convertible physical quantities
Mass-energy refers to the equivalence between mass and energy expressed in Einstein's famous equation E=mc².
The principle establishes that mass can be converted to energy and vice versa—a small amount of mass yields enormous energy because it's multiplied by the speed of light squared.
This relationship underlies nuclear reactions and particle physics: The mass-energy of the fuel was released in the explosion.
Energy-mass conversion relationship
- EinsteinByword for genius
- special relativityTheory uniting space, time
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
Universe's explosive origin
- dark matterLightless cosmic mass
- singularityPoint where values explode
- black holeCollapsed star's remnant
- inflationSustained price level increase
expansion · event horizon · quasar · neutron star · gravitational collapse · supernova · redshift
Controlled fission energy source
- chain reactionSelf-sustaining causal sequence
- uraniumElement ninety-two
- plutoniumActinide, atomic number 94
- splittingDividing into parts
neutrons · radioactive decay · atomic bomb · isotopes · gamma rays · nuclear waste · control rods · breeder reactor
Deviation from flatness
- general relativityGravity as curved spacetime
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- gravitational wavesPropagating curvature in spacetime
- time dilationClocks slow at speed
frame of reference · geodesic · gravitational lensing · wormhole · gravitational field · causality · twin paradox
Electrified matter state
- thermonuclearInvolving nuclear fusion heat
- tokamakPlasma confinement device
- deuteriumHydrogen isotope with neutron
- tritiumHydrogen's radioactive isotope
helium-3 · ignition · confinement · sun · inertial confinement · magnetic confinement
E=mc²
Energy-mass conversion relationship
- EinsteinByword for genius
- special relativityTheory uniting space, time
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
Big Bang
Universe's explosive origin
- dark matterLightless cosmic mass
- singularityPoint where values explode
- black holeCollapsed star's remnant
inflation · expansion · event horizon · quasar · neutron star · gravitational collapse · supernova · redshift
nuclear reactor
Controlled fission energy source
- chain reactionSelf-sustaining causal sequence
- uraniumElement ninety-two
- plutoniumActinide, atomic number 94
splitting · neutrons · radioactive decay · atomic bomb · isotopes · gamma rays · nuclear waste · control rods · breeder reactor · half-life
curvature
Deviation from flatness
- general relativityGravity as curved spacetime
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- gravitational wavesPropagating curvature in spacetime
time dilation · frame of reference · geodesic · gravitational lensing · wormhole · gravitational field · causality · twin paradox
plasma
Electrified matter state
- thermonuclearInvolving nuclear fusion heat
- tokamakPlasma confinement device
- deuteriumHydrogen isotope with neutron
tritium · helium-3 · ignition · confinement · sun · inertial confinement · magnetic confinement
- energyelectricity, power, oil, fuel, gas
- physicsphysics, momentum, atom, acceleration, gravity
- EinsteinE=mc2, relativity, general relativity, special relativity, physics
- Formulaschemical formula, quadratic formula, empirical formula, area formula, volume formula
- nuclear physicsfission, nuclear fission, neutron, proton, reactor
- relativityrelativity, spacetime, general relativity, relativity theory, time dilation
mass-energyindependent variables
Factors manipulated in experiments
mass-energyvacuum
Absence of matter
void · nothingness · empty space · zero-point
mass, energy, energetic, massive, biomass, kinetic energy, critical mass, potential energy, atomic mass