Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: The Lorentz factor plays a central role in Special Relativity, describing space dilation, time contraction, and relativistic momentum-energy relations. In the regime where velocities are significantly smaller than the speed of light, the classical equations of Newtonian mechanics must be recovered. This note presents a detailed, step-by-step derivation of the low-velocity binomial approximation for the Lorentz factor and demonstrates how this approximation bridges relativistic dynamics with classical kinetic energy.
Author: Chinnaraji Annamalai
Institution: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7170903585