lightly Posted September 16, 2022 #151 Share Posted September 16, 2022 10 hours ago, psyche101 said: Famous Einstein equation used to create matter from light for first time Thanks psyche, I found this bit especially interesting…”Virtual particles are particles that only pop into existence very briefly as disturbances in the fields that exist between real particles. They don't have the same masses as their real counterparts (unlike their real counterparts that have no mass, virtual photons do have a mass). In this experiment, when the ions zipped past each other in a near miss, their two clouds of virtual photons were moving so fast they acted as if they were real.” I wonder if the virtual photons which they say are ‘acting’ real… may also be ‘acting’ as if they have mass, due to their incredibly fast Motion. ? I dunno..but it’s fascinating so ..thanks again! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyche101 Posted September 19, 2022 #152 Share Posted September 19, 2022 On 9/16/2022 at 10:33 PM, lightly said: Thanks psyche, I found this bit especially interesting…”Virtual particles are particles that only pop into existence very briefly as disturbances in the fields that exist between real particles. They don't have the same masses as their real counterparts (unlike their real counterparts that have no mass, virtual photons do have a mass). In this experiment, when the ions zipped past each other in a near miss, their two clouds of virtual photons were moving so fast they acted as if they were real.” I wonder if the virtual photons which they say are ‘acting’ real… may also be ‘acting’ as if they have mass, due to their incredibly fast Motion. ? I dunno..but it’s fascinating so ..thanks again! Sort of like that actually, a virtual particle effectively has a mass because of it's fluctuation of energy in a short time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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