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Jainism : Through Science
17 object or particle while K.E. (Kinetic Energy) is variable according to its velocity. So it is a misunderstanding that mass and energy are interchangeable and energy of the substance with the same mass is constant.
Though in practice, any sub-atomic particle never obtains velocity equal to light-velocity**, E = mc + K.E. says us that even the smallest particle of a matter may possess infinite energy and Jain philosophy also denotes that even the atom (paramāņu) which is completely indivisible at a given time by any instrument, has also infinite energy,
Jain philosophy tells us that light is not an energy-packet but is made up of tiny material particles and its velocity is not constant, it is variable, if the velocity of source of light is greater than light-velocity. According to Jain philosophy a particle may obtain velocity greater than light-velocity. Thus though the postulates of Enistein and the philosophical tradition of Jainism are contradictory to each other, they come to same results.
1. Holistic Science and Human Values
(Quarterly, Feb, 1989, Vol-1, No. 1, page 6, column 1) *Special theory of Relativity, Mass-Energy Equivalance **Beta (6) particles are able to obtain maximum velocity equal
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