Scientists create matter from pure light, proving the Breit-Wheeler effect

Re:Scientists create matter from pure light, proving the Bre... by BizarroLand on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @02:09PM (#28528489)

One of the consequences of E=MC^2 is that there is a strong implication that energy can be converted directly into energy and vice versa.

Photons, although mass-less, have energy and can therefore be converted into matter under some circumstances.

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Re:Scientists create matter from pure light, proving the Bre... by adamc on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @03:15PM (#28529591)

I think you mean "directly into matter".

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Re:Scientists create matter from pure light, proving the Bre... by BizarroLand on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @05:05PM (#28531204)

Yes. Thank you!

Apparently my well intentioned ramblings can be directly converted into brain farts.

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Re:Scientists create matter from pure light, proving the Bre... by api on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @07:48PM (#28533150)

I’ve always understood photons as being “stuff” in it’s all energy no mass state.

What is “stuff” as all matter no energy?

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Re:Scientists create matter from pure light, proving the Bre... by BizarroLand on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @12:20PM (#28541031)

Probably any matter at absolute 0 would qualify? I think otherwise all mass has some excess of energy in it, I could be wrong.

Alternatively, possibly dark matter would qualify, although I am not sure either as we haven't even proven that it exists.

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Re:Scientists create matter from pure light, proving the Bre... by BizarroLand on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @07:25PM (#28545783)

Wait, no, I was wrong. Matter and Energy are the same thing. Only nothing has no energy or matter.

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