Newtonian momentum in a moving reference frame | Special Relativity | meriSTEM
Channel: meriSTEM Education
Date: 2020-11-17

- ACSPH129: Observations of objects travelling at very high speeds cannot be explained by Newtonian physics (for example, the dilated half-life of high-speed muons created in the upper atmosphere, and the momentum of high speed particles in particle accelerators).
- ACSPH133: Relativistic momentum increases at high relative speed and prevents an object from reaching the speed of light.
- ACSPH134: The concept of mass-energy equivalence emerged from the special of relativity and explains the source of the energy produced in nuclear reactions.

Presented by Ruvi Lecamwasam. Born in Britain and raised in New Zealand, Ruvi completed his undergraduate degree at the Australian National University in 2015 with a focus on theoretical physics. He is currently undertaking a PhD at the ANU, during which he will spend a year at the National University of Singapore.

Ruvi’s research interests include optomechanics, quantum optics, and quantum information. He is also very passionate about physics outreach and education, and currently tutors undergraduate first-year physics and third-year general relativity.

This video is part of meriSTEM Australian senior science educational resources (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Email the team (contact.meristem@anu.edu.au) for further information, course access and curriculum links.