Query: Photons have mass. An object moving at the speed of light obtains infinite mass. Why don’t photons have infinite mass?
uh… possibly because photons are massless?
Because photons don’t have mass.
By the way, it’s more accurate to say that a massive object has infinite energy at the speed of light, not infinite mass. Usually, when physicists refer to “mass”, we mean “rest mass”, which doesn’t change. The only reason folks talk about mass increasing at high speeds is that it makes the formula for momentum look the same.
Okay, I see now. I was confusing masses. Here’s an article that explains the nuts’n’bolts. Thanks.
I always liked a good wavicle.
According to ‘The Journal of American Physics Study’ (issue 4, vol. 13)the entire known universe is the “ultimate” mass of a single photon. The article, 'Cosmos - Single photon?", goes on to describe the movements and “mass” of photon splits - everyday, run of the mill photons - and why their mass is, in effect, “imploded” under the pressure of the mother photon, if you will, and why this prevents them from gaining ultimate mass as well.
Math.ucr.edu…Pa-leeez!
