From: Party of Citizens (citizens@vcn.bc.ca)
Date: Sat Jun 22 2002 - 15:25:00 MDT
On Fri, 21 Jun 2002, Mike Lorrey wrote:
> Party of Citizens wrote:
> >
> > How about EMPIRICAL proof that E = mc2? The best argument I have heard
> > that it is a valid equation is the assertion that the data of the many
> > nuclear reactors used for power confirms it. But I have yet to see these
> > data. Can anybody give a reference from these power plants that would
> > confirm the equation?
>
> Avery time a particle accelerator runs (including the one in your
> microwave oven), it is proving the validity of e=mc^2.
It doesn't prove any such thing unless it gives us empirical values for
the theory-equation. What are those empirical values?
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