Photons and Mass

Profile · Posted 2002-05-16, 06:35 AM

According to my Physics' teacher, photons do have a mass, but according to the relativity theory, moving anything with the speed of light would take an infinite amount of energy.
Now, anything with energy must have a mass, and according to the Quantum theory, it technically means that anything larger than a photon could never move at the speed of light, since Photons ARE the speed of light.

Can anyone help me get these things straight?
I think the Quantum Physics explanation is right, but I need it for my game engine.

Chruser · Posted 2002-05-16, 06:07 PM in reply to Chruser's post "Photons and Mass"

uh yea thats it photons = mass moving at speed of light, anything larger < less then speed of light, and everything is always moving 100% of the time
Photon = lightspeed
mass > photon = speed < lightspeed
woot i make no sense

Chruser · Posted 2002-05-17, 02:13 PM in reply to Chruser's post "Photons and Mass"

Quote:

Originally posted by Sum Yung Guy
mass > photon = speed < lightspeed
woot i make no sense

In simpler words, what you said is that if anything has a larger mass than a photon, it will have a slower speed than the speed of light, which makes a lot of sense according to the Quantum Physics. However, I wish someone else could have posted it a little faster, since I already got the answer 27 hours ago

Chruser · Posted 2002-05-17, 02:16 PM in reply to Chruser's post "Photons and Mass"

a little to slow was I..... oh well

Chruser · Posted 2002-05-17, 04:13 PM in reply to Chruser's post "Photons and Mass"

You opend my eye!!! I am 100000000 Times slowers than phonton!

Chruser · Posted 2002-05-29, 05:41 AM in reply to Chruser's post "Photons and Mass"

The fattest u are the slower u run...That's not new...

Chruser · Posted 2002-06-09, 08:29 PM in reply to Chruser's post "Photons and Mass"

ooo fast...

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