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| − | In common parlance, '''mass''' is [[weight]], but in [[science]], mass is a measurement of an object's [[inertia]], or resistance to acceleration. It can also be described as the degree to which an object bends space-time around it, according to the [[Theory of Relativity]]. One of the unsolved mysteries of [[physics]] is the origin of the rest-masses of the various particles. This origin is believed to be related to the [[Higgs boson]], which was discovered by the LHC at CERN to have a mass of around 126 GeV in 2012.<ref>https://home.cern/topics/higgs-boson</ref> | + | In common parlance, '''mass''' is [[weight]], but in [[science]], mass is a measurement of an object's [[inertia]], or resistance to [[acceleration]]. It can also be described as the degree to which an object bends space-time around it, according to the [[Theory of Relativity]]. One of the unsolved mysteries of [[physics]] is the origin of the [[rest mass|rest-masses]] of the various particles. This origin is believed to be related to the [[Higgs boson]], which was discovered by the LHC at CERN to have a mass of around 126 GeV in 2012.<ref>https://home.cern/topics/higgs-boson</ref> |
| − | The scientific measure of weight is | + | The scientific measure of weight, <math>w</math> is: |
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| + | :<math>w = mg</math> | ||
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| + | where <math>g</math> is the acceleration due to [[gravity]] | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 21:08, November 23, 2016
In common parlance, mass is weight, but in science, mass is a measurement of an object's inertia, or resistance to acceleration. It can also be described as the degree to which an object bends space-time around it, according to the Theory of Relativity. One of the unsolved mysteries of physics is the origin of the rest-masses of the various particles. This origin is believed to be related to the Higgs boson, which was discovered by the LHC at CERN to have a mass of around 126 GeV in 2012.[1]
The scientific measure of weight, is:
where is the acceleration due to gravity
