Re: [Phys-l] Relativistic Mass or lack thereof in intro books
I - wrote in part
"The equation is therefore writing a relationship for one component (a spatial
component) of the 4-momentum. IMO, it is a scalar equation and not susceptible
to criticism on dimensional grounds. (see the textbook for other assumptions)"
Stating "scalar equation" goes over bounds"; I believe it would have been
better to write
"The equation is therefore writing a relationship for one component (a spatial
component) of the 4-momentum. IMO, it is therefore not susceptible to
criticism on dimensional grounds; in the sense of equating a 4-vector to a
3-vector. (see the textbook for other assumptions)"
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