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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) MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaKqzGeGaamyBaiaacI cajugabiaabIfajugibiaabMcaaaa@3D7F@ or mX; for example me denotes the mass of electron.


Publication date:2011-04
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