Dictionary
kinetic energy
A type of energy that has to be ascribed to an object simply because that object moves relative to the reference frame. In classical, pre-Einstein physics, the amount of energy is given by one half, times an object’s mass, times the square of its speed.
Further Articles
Allgemeine Relativitätstheorie / Einsteiger-Tour Teil 2: Der kosmische Reigen
Relativität und Quanten / Einsteiger-Tour Teil 3: Grenzen der Gravitation
Black Holes & Co. / Elementary tour: Conclusion
Special relativity / Elementary Tour part 6: E=mc²
Gravitational waves / Elementary tour part 4: Hunting for waves
Tag Cloud
Black Holes & Co. Cosmology Detecting gravitational waves Einstein Energy General relativity General theory of relativity Geometry Gravitation Gravitational wave sources Gravitational waves How to track compact objects Light in general relativity Mass Matter Miscellaneous Motion Relativity and the Quantum Spacetime Special relativity Special relativity and time String theory The basics of general relativity Time
