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Anything that has any mass when it's at rest would have infinite mass at the speed of light.
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If a mass travels at the speed of light does that mass turn into light energy?
No it doesn't. The scenario is completely unrealistic anyway, because if it has any mass at any slower speed, then at the speed of light its mass is infinite.
What is the mass and speed of beta radiation?
Mass= mass of electron Speed= Almost equal to that of light
How do you get the value of the mass and speed of light?
The speed of light is roughly 300,000 kilometers per second. You'll have to get your own mass.
What factor doesn't allow anything to travel faster than the speed of light?
If an object has rest mass (any at all) then just to reach the speed of light would require infinite energy - that's more energy than the universe contains. If it has zero rest mass (say a photon) then it travels - always - at the speed of light.
If energy has mass and anything that has mass cannot travel at the speed of light then how is light energy?
Energy does not have mass. Energy and mass are related to each other as stated in Einstein's famous E = mc^2. So the two are proportional, but not equal to each other.
Why photon has rest mass zero?
That's related to the fact that it moves at the speed of light. If you look at the formula for mass increase as a function of speed, it should be obvious that the mass of anything that has a non-zero (i.e., positive) rest mass would approach infinity as the object approaches the speed of light - meaning that the speed of light itself can never be reached, since that would give the object an infinite mass (and require an infinite energy). The only way an object can move at the speed of light is for it to have a rest mass zero. In a way, this is hypothetical, since particles such as the photon or graviton, that move at the speed of light, can only move at the speed of light.
How does light the fastest?
Things that have mass require energy to go fast. Anything that has mass requires an infinite amount of energy in order to go the speed of light. Light has no mass, so it can go the speed of light with no problem. In fact, it always goes the speed of light, unless it's going through a material other than a vacuum.
What is the mass of the body which travels in the speed of light?
The only thing that travels at the speed of light, is light. Light is also said to have no mass, therefore the only way for something to travel at the speed of light is for it to have no mass.
If a mass travels at the speed of light does that mass turn into light energy?
No it doesn't. The scenario is completely unrealistic anyway, because if it has any mass at any slower speed, then at the speed of light its mass is infinite.
Does light create its own mass?
Light does not have mass. Remember, as an object's speed approaches the speed of light, its mass approaches infinity, therefore it will require infinite energy to accelerate something to the speed of light, therefore only massless particles can travel at light speed.
Does mass travel at the speed of light or does it vibrate at the speed of light?
Neither, mass can never reach the speed of light, this question also contridicts the theory of realativity.
What is the mass and speed of beta radiation?
Mass= mass of electron Speed= Almost equal to that of light
What is a negative Higgs field?
A Higgs boson field is simply a medium of Higgs bosons with which other particles pass through and interact. The Higgs boson field is believed to be what gives some particles their mass, though the existence of Higgs bosons has yet to be proven.
Can a person travel at a speed of light?
No. Nothing with mass can travel at the speed of light.
How do you get the value of the mass and speed of light?
The speed of light is roughly 300,000 kilometers per second. You'll have to get your own mass.
What factor doesn't allow anything to travel faster than the speed of light?
If an object has rest mass (any at all) then just to reach the speed of light would require infinite energy - that's more energy than the universe contains. If it has zero rest mass (say a photon) then it travels - always - at the speed of light.
Is it possible to breach the speed of light?
As far as is known nothing with mass can travel at the speed of light. There are 'things' that exceed light speed, such as wave guides, but mass or information cannot do so.
