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I only understand mass and energy according to Newtonian mechanics,
Where mass is the resistance of a body to accelerate, or how much matter there is, and anything has mass is a matter.
Energy is the ability to do work and it's not a matter.
It was believed that mass and energy are two different separated things until Einstein who explained that they are the same thing, I don't understand how are they same thing, and what are their new conceptions according to Einstein and to special relativity.
I'm still a freshman in special relativity, so I barely know much about it, I'd like a simple intuitive explanation if possible, and thanks !
Where mass is the resistance of a body to accelerate, or how much matter there is, and anything has mass is a matter.
Energy is the ability to do work and it's not a matter.
It was believed that mass and energy are two different separated things until Einstein who explained that they are the same thing, I don't understand how are they same thing, and what are their new conceptions according to Einstein and to special relativity.
I'm still a freshman in special relativity, so I barely know much about it, I'd like a simple intuitive explanation if possible, and thanks !
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