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On the relation between velocity and mass of the electron

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Il Nuovo Cimento (1955-1965)

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It is suggested that the elastic scattering of electrons from electrons be used to verify the Lorentz law of mass variation with velocity. The kinematics of such a process yield angular dependences which are sensitive to the model used. An independent measurement of the velocity of the incident particle is necessary to complete the measurement in a logical fashion. It is shown that two other experiments reported in the literature are deficient in this respect.

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Si suggerisce di usare per la verifica della legge di Lorentz sulla variazione della massa con la velocità lo scattering elastico degli elettroni su elettroni. La cinematica di tale processo fornisce dipendenze angolari soggette all’influenza del modello usato. È necessario eseguire indipendentemente la misura della velocità della particella incidente per completare la misura in modo logico. Si dimostra che a tale riguardo altri due esperimenti riportati in letteratura sono deficienti.

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  1. Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Ill.

    S. Raboy & C. C. Trail

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Raboy, S., Trail, C.C. On the relation between velocity and mass of the electron. Nuovo Cim 10, 797–803 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02859536

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