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Since c is already to be defined as equal to zero, this implies unit of mass must also be equal to one.

Revision as of 16:18, 27 June 2017

From the definition of 4-vectors shown earlier, we know that

[math]\mathbf{R} \equiv \begin{bmatrix} x^0 \\ x^1 \\ x^2 \\ x^3 \end{bmatrix}= \begin{bmatrix} ct \\ x \\ y \\ z \end{bmatrix} \qquad \qquad \mathbf{P} \equiv \begin{bmatrix} p^0 \\ p^1 \\ p^2 \\ p^3 \end{bmatrix}= \begin{bmatrix} \frac{E}{c} \\ p_x \\ p_y \\ p_z \end{bmatrix}[/math]


The 4-vectors and 4-momenta are defined to be in units of distance and momentum and as such must be multiplied or divided respectively by the speed of light to meet this requirement. For simplicity, the units of c can be chosen to be 1.


DeBroglie's equation and the wave number can be used to rewrite the 4-momenta vectors

[math]E=\hbar \omega \qquad k=\frac{p}{\hbar} \rightarrow p=k \hbar[/math]



[math] \mathbf{P} \equiv \begin{bmatrix} p^0 \\ p^1 \\ p^2 \\ p^3 \end{bmatrix}= \begin{bmatrix} \frac{E}{c} \\ p_x \\ p_y \\ p_z \end{bmatrix}= \begin{bmatrix} \frac{\hbar \omega}{c} \\ \hbar k_x \\ \hbar k_y \\ \hbar k_z \end{bmatrix}\rightarrow \mathbf{\frac{P}{\hbar}}\equiv \mathbf{K} \equiv \begin{bmatrix} k^0 \\ k^1 \\ k^2 \\ k^3 \end{bmatrix}= \begin{bmatrix} \frac{\omega}{c} \\ k_x \\ k_y \\ k_z \end{bmatrix}[/math]

[math]\mbar[/math] in SI units is defined as:

[math]\hbar \approx 1.0545718 × 10^{-34} m^2 \cdot \frac{kg}{s}[/math]


Since c is already to be defined as equal to zero, this implies unit of mass must also be equal to one.