E=mc2, the famous equation of Albert
Einstein, which was proposed by him in
1905 has been challenged. One of the most significant and well established equations
of physics, the principle of which was used in the atomic bomb explosions on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, has been challenged
for its incorrectness by Ajay Sharma, a Shimla based researcher.
To
get an understanding of the whole scenario, let’s first understand what this
equation is all about. The mass-energy
equivalence equation, E=mc2 which explains the relationship
between mass and energy, states that mass and energy are equivalent i.e. every
mass has energy and every energy has mass and can be changed into one another.
This equation has been questioned, for its inadequacy for using limited parameters
while proposing, by the Indian researcher who is quite famous for critically analyzing
the established works in the domain of physics. In his view, the Einstein
theory has not been mathematically derived, rather it has been speculated.
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Einstein
initially derived L=mc2, a
light energy mass conversion equation and later replaced L by E, assuming that the equation which is true for light
energy will be true for every energy. This is the loophole in the whole theory
that Mr. Sharma is pointing to. There should be firm evidence to prove what has
been stated as far scientific theories are concerned. According to him, the
derivation of the original equation, L= mc2, is in itself
incomplete. This equation is true only
under special conditions of parameters involved namely-number of light
waves, magnitude of light waves, angles at which they are emitted and their relative
velocities-to name a few. He used only one such possibility where two light
waves of equal energy were emitted in opposite directions with uniform relative
velocities. But there are numerous other possibilities available. In case the
equation is tested against all these possibilities, then the results will be
contradictory experimentally.
In
his book, Beyond Einstein and E-mc2
which has been published by Cambridge International Science Publisher, Mr.
Sharma has also mentioned that Einstein was not the original propounder of this
theory, instead his work was picked up from the works of scientific literature of
other scientists and it was also not peer reviewed. He has proposed a revised equation of E=Amc2
where A is the coefficient of
proportionality.
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He has proposed that this is a general equation whose
special case is E=mc2. According this new equation, the energy
emitted will be less than, equal to or greater than that predicted by the
Einstein’s equation. He thinks this equation completes the Einstein’s equation
as it includes all the test scenarios and hence should replace the original
one.
The
claims of Mr. Sharma have been captured in the international journals which are
being analyzed. In case his claims get verified and accepted, they may turn
Einstein into a passé professor.
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About the Author:
Arshdeep Kaur is an Electronics and Communication Engineer who is working in one of the leading MNCs in Bangalore. Born and brought up in Delhi, she is exploring her interests in the areas of writing
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