Re: Electromagnetic Origin of Mass

Photons do not possess a charge yet are affected by gravity. It would seem then that photons have mass without the property of magnetism or charge polarity.

Namaste


gsardin@xxxxxx wrote:

Those interested in pondering the Electromagnetic Origin of Mass may
have a look at the paper:

Nature and Quantisation of the Proton Mass: An Electromagnetic Model

http://uk.arxiv.org/abs/physics/0512108



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