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THE ENERGY OF MATTER: THE MOST FAMOUS EQUATION IN SCIENCE



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What is, arguably, the best known equation?  In math, it might be 2 + 2 = 4;
in science, it is E = mc2, the famous relationship between matter and energy
first derived by Albert Einstein.  He used the equations of the special theory
of relativity to prove this equation is true.

We have an easier job than 
Albert Einstein did, because we can tap Louis de Broglie's elegant expressions
of matter waves and energy particles - a firmament of modern quantum mechanics.



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