we consider now only the particle aspect of the photon. we know that through an electron and a positron colliding, we get at least 2 photons. does that mean that we can approximate the ray of the photon with the ray of the electron?
2006-12-04 06:08:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
A photon by itself does not take up space in the sense that mass takes up space. It is electro-magnetic energy. If it doesn't have mass, it doesn't have volume. It is simply propogating energy.
Now, mass can become photons by virtue of E = mc^2. How much energy the new photon has, depends on the mass converted.
2006-12-04 06:13:24 · answer #1 · answered by phyziczteacher 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If I were Commander Data I would ask you to please restate the question to remove the ambiguities.
2006-12-04 06:43:32 · answer #2 · answered by hznfrst 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose that not
2006-12-04 06:26:32 · answer #3 · answered by maussy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋