Question #93758
Explain why mass is invariant under Lorentz transformations (boosts)
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Expert's answer
2019-09-05T09:07:00-0400

Any scalar is invariant under Lorentz transformations,

In particularly: pμpμ=E2p2c2=m2c4p_{\mu} p^{\mu}=E^2-p^2c^2= m^2c^4

where pμ=(E,pc)p_{\mu}=(E,pc)

So, the speed of light is constant, the mass of the object is Lorentz invariant.


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