A Paradox of Energy Conservation due to the Relativistic Velocity-Transformation Law
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Title | A Paradox of Energy Conservation due to the Relativistic Velocity-Transformation Law |
Author(s) | [[]] |
Keywords | special relativity theory, law of conservation of mass-energy, paradox, momentum conservation, relativistic dynamics |
Published | 1988 |
Journal | Physics Essays |
Volume | 1 |
Number | 4 |
Pages | 244-246 |
Abstract
A paradox involving mass-energy conservation is described. It is shown that in certain situations, output power is not equal to input power in some inertial reference frames if the relativistic velocity-transformation law and some other aspects of relativity theory are valid. Thus some aspects of relativity theory are not compatible with the conservation of mass-energy. A related paradox involving momentum conservation is briefly discussed.