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Re: Rest mass

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From: Jeckyl
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 05:40
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"Y.Porat" <y.y.porat@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> To your question whether the photon has mass
>
> the answwer is Yes

Wrong .. the answer is NO

> it has mass  a verylittl eone

Very little meaning ZERO

> 2
> there is only jsy one kind of mass

Although one can calculate other values that have units of mass and use the 
word 'mass' in their name.

But yes, what is usually regarded as mass is the invariant, or rest, mass

> you can choose any name for it
> but jus tone knd of mass
> (if you think about 'relatiovistic mass'
> better forget about it

Its not all that useful, but neither is it 'wrong'

> and
> how come that the phton has mas
> and still movwes at c

It doesn't have mass .. that is WHY it CAN move at c

> ask Wormley  he is a cleaver innovative sciensut
> alternatively youcan ask Gisse

And they will agree that a photon has no mass and moves at c

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Subject: Re: Rest mass
From: "Jeckyl" <noone@nowhere.com>
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