• NoneOfUrBusiness
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    35 months ago

    So I wonder, even if it’s only appearing very briefly it’s still going to exert some small gravitational effect.

    I don’t think so. Remember: This is energy being converted to mass, not mass coming out of nowhere.

    • @bitfucker
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      15 months ago

      Correct me if I am wrong, but as I understand it mass and energy is equivalent no? And it also still baffles us as to why rest mass and resultant mass from energy should be equivalent at all?

      • NoneOfUrBusiness
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        15 months ago

        Correct me if I am wrong, but as I understand it mass and energy is equivalent no?

        Yes.

        And it also still baffles us as to why rest mass and resultant mass from energy should be equivalent at all?

        I don’t know about this one. I’m not an expert so don’t quote he on it, but I don’t remember hearing this before.

        • @bitfucker
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          15 months ago

          Then why wouldn’t it exert gravitational force?

          • NoneOfUrBusiness
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            25 months ago

            It does, but that’s the thing: It does either way. There should be no change due to the conversion of energy to mass.

            • @bitfucker
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              15 months ago

              Ahh, I see what you mean. Thanks for explaining it

      • NoneOfUrBusiness
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        25 months ago

        No no that’s a completely different phenomenon. This is the phenomenon involved in Hawking’s radiation and similar.