Journal of Physical Chemistry & Biophysics
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A mass-energy equivalence law as E = ½ mc2

4^th International Conference on Physics

September 17-18, 2018 | Berlin, Germany

Musa D Abdullahi

Umaru Musa Yar adua University, Nigeria

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Phys Chem Biophys

Abstract :

This paper assumed that the charge and mass of a particle are independent of its speed relative to an observer. A moving particle of charge Q and mass m with an electrostatic field Eo at an angle θ to the direction of speed v is considered. The intrinsic energy of the particle is contained in its electrostatic field. The magnetic field generated takes no energy. It is shown that, as a result of aberration of electric field Eo, becomes a dynamic electric field Ev displaced by aberration angle α from the stationary position. Equating the difference between the energy of dynamic field Ev and the energy of electrostatic field Eo, with the kinetic energy ½ mv2 of the particle, gives a mass-energy equivalence law as E = ½ mc2. It is also shown that a charged particle moving at time t with acceleration dv/dt produces a reactive electric field Ea = -μoεo�?(dv/dt), where μo is the permeability and εo the permittivity of space and �? the potential at a point due to the charge. It is proposed that Ea acts on the same charge Q producing it, to create a reactive force equal and opposite to the accelerating force, so that EaQ = -μoεo�?Q(dv/ dt) = -2Eμoεo(dv/dt) = -m(dv/dt), where E = �?Q/2 = ½ mc2 is the electrostatic energy and c2 = 1/μoεo, c being the speed of light. The reactive field Ea explains the cause of inertia of a body as an electrical effect in the body.

Biography :

Musa D Abdullahi obtained his BSc degree in Physics from the University of Manchester, England, 1965. He was the first person to obtain a Postgraduate degree in Electronics and Telecoms from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria in August 1968. He taught at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and Federal University of Technology Minna in Nigeria. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering. He retired from public service in August 2000. He is now an Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Physics, UMYU, Katsina, Nigeria. He is a prolific contributor of papers in online journals.

E-mail: musadab@outlook.com