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:\ E=m_0 c^2,

where m_0 is the Rest Mass of the particle and c is The Speed Of Light In A Vacuum .

The equivalence of mass and energy can be derived from the Special Theory Of Relativity . The mass of a given body is proportional to its kinetic energy, viz.

dm= rac{dE_k}{c^2},

with the implication that energy and mass are equivalent. Therefore, a particle which remains at rest with respect to a given inertial frame has a certain amount of energy if it has a rest mass. Like other forms of energy, rest energy may be converted to other forms of energy as in Nuclear Fission .