Generalized Mass Additivity in Special Relativity

Author(s): Amelia Carolina Sparavigna

Starting from literature about invariant mass, we will discuss the expression of the generalized additivity of masses in the special relativity for a system of particles. We will show the general formula of additivity in the framework of hyperbolic geometry too, showing it being invariant.

Special Relativity, Hyperbolic Geometry

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