I need to better understand some modern practical applications of Einstein's 1905 papers? Any suggestions?
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the photoeletric effect was the 2nd real sign of quantum mechanics, thus essentially anything that uses quantum mechanics is an indirect application of his 1905 paper :p
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"The mass-energy relation can be used to predict how much energy will be released or consumed by nuclear reactions; one simply measures the mass of all constituents and products and multiplies the difference by c2. The result shows how much energy will be released or consumed, usually in the form of light or heat. When applied to certain nuclear reactions, the equation shows that an extraordinarily large amount of energy will be released, much larger than in the combustion of chemical explosives, where the mass difference is hardly measurable at all. This explains why nuclear weapons produce such phenomenal amounts of energy, as they release binding energy during nuclear fission and nuclear fusion, and also convert a much larger portion of subatomic mass to energy." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annus_Mirabilis_Papers
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