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Solar sailing DOESN"T break laws of physics'
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July 6th 03, 06:44 PM
Alex Terrell
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Solar sailing DOESN"T break laws of physics'
(Gregory L. Hansen) wrote in message ...
If photons have mass, and if they travel at c, how come they don't
have infinite mass? Since they don't have infinite mass, they can have
no mass, and therefore no momentum.
You were doing fine until that last part. How do you conclude that no
mass means no momentum?
Please don't misintepret me. I do "believe" in solar sails. I'm just
trying to figure out how it works, because, in the normal world:
Momentum = mass * velocity
If mass = 0 and velocity = 3E8, then momentum = 0
Please tell me what I'm missing?
Alex Terrell