Thread: Neutrino Mass
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Old 02-22-2006, 15:35 PM   #4 (permalink)
RustyBattleship
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According to Einstein's theory, an object traveling at the speed of light would be INFINITELY thin and have INFINITE mass which would be greater than the entire universe. So, if neutrinos can travel at the speed of light and still have mass (but not infinite mass) then perhaps there is a flaw or oversight in the theory.

I have always wondered why in his famous equation he squares the speed of light. How can you square the speed of something that cannot travel faster than itself?

Oh well, I'm just an ex-sledgehammer mechanic turned structural designer. I'll leave nuclear physics up to nuclear physisists -- providing they don't vaporize the Earth first.
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