E=MC2. But what does it mean?
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The theoretical physics equation E = mc2 states a relationship between energy (E), in whatever form, and mass (m). In this formula, c², the square of the speed of light in vacuum, is the conversion factor required to formally convert from units of mass to units of energy. In unit specific terms, E (Joules) = M (kilograms) · (299792458 m/s) 2.\n\nMeanings of the formula\nThis formula, which was discovered by Albert Einstein, proposes that when a body has a mass (measured at rest), it has a certain (a very large) amount of energy associated with this mass. This is opposed to the Newtonian mechanics, in which a massive body at rest has no kinetic energy, and may or may not have other (relatively small) amounts of internal stored energy (such as chemical or thermal energy), in addition to any potential energy it may have from its position in a field of force. That is why a body's mass, in Einstein's theory, is often called the rest energy of the body. The E of the formula can be seen as the total energy of the body, which is proportional to the mass when the body is at rest.\n\nConversely, a single photon travelling in empty space cannot be considered to have an effective mass, m, according to the above equation. The reason is that such a photon cannot be measured in any way to be at "rest" and the formula above applies only to single particles when they are at rest. Photons are generally considered to be "massless," (i.e., they have no rest mass or invariant mass) even though they have varying amounts of energy.\n\nThis formula also gives the quantitative relation of the quantity of mass lost from a resting body or an initially resting system, when energy is removed from it, such as in a chemical or a nuclear reaction where heat and light are removed. Then this E could be seen as the energy released or removed, correponding with a certain amount of mass m which is lost, and which corresponds with the removed heat or light. In those cases, the energy released and removed is equal in quantity to the mass lost, times the speed of light squared. Similarly, when energy of any kind is added to a resting body, the increase in the resting mass of the body will be the energy added, divided by the speed of light squared
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The E=mc^2 equations come from Einstein's theory of Special Relativity. Special Relativity concerns the laws of motion and observed properties when objects are travelling very close to the speed of light.\n\nSpecial relativity starts with two premises: the speed of light is constant for all observers, and the laws of physics are the same for all observers. However, observed properties are not necessarily the same.\n\nSay I flew past the Earth in a space ship travelling 99% the speed of light. To me, the space ship is normal, but the Earth would look squished, rotated, and blue with everyone moving slowly. To you, however, Earth would look normal, but the space ship would be squished, rotated, blue and with everyone moving very slowly. (This gets resolved if the space ship turns around - breaking the symmetry - to come home, and results in the famous Twins "Paradox.")\n\nIn describing the laws of motion in the context of special relativity Einstein derived that E = mc^2 -- in other words that mass has a "rest energy."\n\nIf an electron and an anti-matter electron (known as the positron) bump into each other then their is total energy conversion. The mass of two electrons is converted into energy.\n\nIn a fission or fusion bomb the the atomic process (breaking apart a heavy atom, or fusing some light atoms) results in a  much smaller conversion of mass to energy. But still a lot compared with normal explosives.
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E is Energy\nm is mass\nc is the speed of light\nenergy=mass times the speed of light squared\nthis is the equation for Relativity.
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It is called a caret.  You can use it to indicate an exponent or a superscript if the software you are using does not have the ability to make superscripts. \nEx: E=mc^2 (Einstein's famous equation relating mass and energy)
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You need to define your question a bit better so I can help you. What does m(e) stand for? and i assume e denotes the exponential function?
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E=mc^2 is a formula not a problem.\n\nE stands for energy\nM stands for mass\nC stands for speed of light\n\nwith it you can figure out how much energy is in a given amount of matter.
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It means power of 10 (it's a shorthand for scientific notation).\n\nSo your equation is:\n\n(1*10^-230)*e^(0.2682*x)\n\nWhere lower case e is the mathematical constant e (2.718...).
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The equation E=MC2 is the derivation from Einstein's relativity theory. this is not a case of the classic mechanics. this equation explains the value of energy of an atom. \n\nE-> Energy\nM-> mass of the atom\nC-> speed of the light.\n\nin this only speed of the light is constant. the mass differs by frame to frame in accordance to theory of relativity. so the energy of the atoms also differs with frame to frame. but this equation is not fully correct and Lorentz had made corrections to it. \n\nAnybody who can prove this equation as a total wrong thing with strong evidences will be announced as the greatest of the universe..
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Equivalence.\n\nPhysics had long treated many things of being of entirely different natures.  Matter was concrete.  Absolute.  It followed laws of motion and the like.  Energy, on the other hand, was ethereal, zinging around and through the matter.  It is not ridiculous that physicists had thought this way - this is much of our experience of the physical world.\n\nE=mc^2, however, suggests that this is just not so.\n\nLiterally, it states that matter -IS- energy.  And conversely that energy is matter.  There is no 'special' status for one or the other.  Baseballs have a wavelength like any chunk of energy, and energy must occur in packets like any chunk of mass.  While quite simple in its statement, it is pretty staggering in its implication.\n\nFor example, it is used to explain how stars run (fusion turns minute amounts of mass into energy), explain the expansion of the universe (free energy turns into particle pairs which exert an outward pressure on space itself), and why photons which have no rest mass, can nonetheless push things around with impact (their speed and energy GIVE them mass).\n\nIf you want to use the equation itself, make sure your units match up.  If you use kilograms for mass and measure the speed of light in metres per second, energy will be in joules.  Hope that helps!
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In the formula, E stands for energy, m stands for mass, and c-squared is a constant factor equal to the speed of light squared. The formula indicates that large quantities of energy can result from tiny amounts of mass if the mass is completely changed into energy. Developed by Einstein.
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"It followed from the special theory of relativity that mass and energy are both but different manifestations of the same thing -- a somewhat unfamiliar conception for the average mind. Furthermore, the equation E is equal to m c-squared, in which energy is put equal to mass, multiplied by the square of the velocity of light, showed that very small amounts of mass may be converted into a very large amount of energy and vice versa. The mass and energy were in fact equivalent, according to the formula mentioned above. This was demonstrated by Cockcroft and Walton in 1932, experimentally."
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e=mc^2\n\ne (energy)=m (mass) times c (the speed of light) squared
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E = m x c^2,\nso \n\nmass = Energy / c^2 (speed of light squared)
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E = mc^2 = 1kg * (3*10^8)^2 = 9^10^16 Joules
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I think your question is wrong.\n\n_\n&#92; MR^2 = Moment of Inertia (I)\n/_\n\nwhere M is the mass of a particle, R is the distance of that particle from the axis of rotation.       \nThe sign before MR^2 means sum, indicating that the quantity MR^2 is to be computed for each particle making up the body, and the results added.
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E(sigma) means summation.\nIf it is backwards, then it means "there exists"
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Dude! all you have to do is increase the velocity!\nOr Dude! I got it! E= MC2