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To: The_Victor
But in order to have momentum, mass is required.

But not rest mass. A photon may have finite momentum but zero rest mass. Photons aren't heavy, they're light.

319 posted on 03/16/2006 6:57:29 PM PST by Doctor Stochastic (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch ist der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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To: Doctor Stochastic
But not rest mass. A photon may have finite momentum but zero rest mass. Photons aren't heavy, they're light.

I posted a link at post 116 with an essay about science being unable to confirm the zero rest mass of a photon. It is interesting that the equations allow for the zero rest mass, but do not confirm it.

364 posted on 03/16/2006 8:44:51 PM PST by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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