I am trying to prove that the group velocity is equal to the particle velocity by relativistic purpose
The relativistic energy is given by the relation
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But I don't know how to differentiate it with respect to momentum "p"
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I am trying to prove that the group velocity is equal to the particle velocity by relativistic purpose
The relativistic energy is given by the relation
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But I don't know how to differentiate it with respect to momentum "p"
Well, first you get E by itself:
Now, we take the derivative with respect toon both sides:
First we use the chain rule setting
Now, you differentiate what is in the parentheses:
The two's cancel, and a c factors out of the radical in the denominator, which simplifies the derivative to:
And that's the derivative, maybe you can continue with this.