Light is composed of photons. A beam of light can be bent or refracted. If light were "pure energy" it wouldn't be subject to physical forces such as bending.
2007-04-18 08:09:00
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answer #1
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answered by Anonymous
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Particles do not "burst" at light speed, they simply can't travel at that speed because if they have mass, at speeds close to the speed of light, their mass would approach infinity, therefore, the acceleration required to achieve that speed approaches infinity. It's not mathematically possible.
As far as light is concerned, you have overlooked the most important fact- even at its particle nature, light (photons) have no mass. The restriction on speed does not apply to anything with a mass of 0. Its mass cannot become infinite since it has no mass to begin with. Very simple explanation but it's logical.
It's a common misconception, just because we can call it a particle does not mean it has mass.
2007-04-18 10:36:56
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answered by kiwi 2
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We don't know that, because it would take an infinite amount of energy to accelerate a particle to light speed, so we cannot test that theory.
Also, as a particle accelerates, its mass increases, so at the speed of light its mass would be infinite.
Also, the faster the particle travels, time slows and stops at lightspeed.
2007-04-18 08:07:57
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answered by Feeling Mutual 7
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in my yin-yang model of the universe, light is photon particles that orbit in orbits with low or no harmonic components.
because of this, a photon can attach itself to TIME (which is travelling a all directions at C.
MATTER, on the other hand is comprised of photon particles that orbit each other in very specific, complex orbits. These orbits do not fit neatly onto time, so matter drags on space-time, creating the effect we call gravity.
So far, electrons have been accellerated to .999... of C, and at these speeds, the entire electron begins to orbit, probably in an attempt to fit into time.
2007-04-18 08:27:09
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answered by disco legend zeke 4
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This is a really complicated topic, but it's summed up as this:
Light sometimes behaves in some ways like a particle.
That is not the same as saying light is a particle.
2007-04-18 08:09:16
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answered by listrophy 2
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Particles will not burst; they can't get to light speed. Light behaves like is is quantized but it has no rest mass.
2007-04-18 08:07:58
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answered by Gene 7
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The so-called light barrier is garbage - merely an indication of our insufficient understanding of complex physics. The beginning of true wisdom lies in knowing that you know nothing. Someday mankind will travel faster than light - there's no doubt about it. Things are only impossible until they're not. Walking around telling everyone what is and isn't possible only holds us back.
2007-04-18 08:50:42
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answered by Alowishus B 4
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i don't quite understand the question so Ill take a stab at it.
according to Einstein's theory of relativity (E=mc2)
IF you can get something moving at the speed of light it would turn into energy thus Energy = Mass X speed of light(c) squared
2007-04-19 13:12:59
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answered by BIG3 2
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the only thank you to transform proton, neutron and electrons (constituent of atomic count) is to annihilate them with their respective antiparticles. as quickly as the area deliver has been switched over to easy, that's going to be occurring the fee of light (in spite of the shown fact that sending each and every of the photons in merely the meant path might properly be slightly difficult). yet then, what do you do with the sunshine? i'm particularly useful the occupant of the deliver that grew to become into thoroughly disintegrated might have some themes with the approach, because it is going to no longer be able to be reverted.
2016-12-29 07:23:29
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answered by ? 3
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google is your friend...
at harvard unv... they have stopped light in its tracks and kept it at 38 mph so they could write on it then speed it back up...
why am i telling you this... well because we have no clue what we are talking about and we are just finding out what we can do... google harvard / speed of light
pretty neat stuff really
2007-04-18 08:48:41
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answered by Larry M 3
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