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Re: No Zero in the Real World - 03-09-2008, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Mohan.C View Post
I believe the rest mass of a photon is said to be zero because photon is not a particle but is an interaction.
Hi Mohan.C;

The photon was created through an interaction, and is able to interact i.e. with an electron. A photon is a 2 dimensional transverse wave.

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