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IEVref:113-03-04ID:
Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: rest mass
Synonym1: proper mass
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Symbol: m0
Definition: for a particle, its mass in an inertial frame where that particle has zero speed

NOTE 1 When the speed of the particle is negligible compared to the speed of light, the difference between mass and rest mass is also negligible.

NOTE 2 The rest mass of particle X is denoted m(X) or mX; for example me denotes the mass of electron.


Publication date:2011-04
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