Astronomy Cast

Ep. 370: The Kaufmann–Bucherer–Neumann Experiments


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One of the most amazing implications of Einstein's relativity is the fact that the inertial mass of an object depends on its velocity. That sounds like a difficult thing to test, but that's exactly what happened through a series of experiments performed by Kaufmann, Bucherer, Neumann and others.
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Astronomy CastBy Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay