Hello there gokhan83kurt, I appreciate the post but there is a problem with some of your statements, for example:
Technically, when you reach the speed of light, you lose mass and you become a photon
If you study this equation you will see that when you reach the speed of light you have infinite mass and infinite energy, you will not become a photon.
It's important that when writing science articles you give the correct information.
It's not an easy topic, It's okay, but as scientists, or science communicators we must ensure we are stating the correct facts.
Thanks :)
It’s a good point! Thank you for the correction. However I used that statement metaphorically. For whom are the science lovers but math haters. With these series which I named QUICK PHYSICS INFO, I aim to give small-packaged physics information without using that much mathematics. But you might be right. I again thank you for your warning I’ll change that statement ASAP.
But isn't even mass relative to the speed of the observer?
I mean, imagine that you were to take a weight of 1Kg with you to the surface of a magical Earth-clone planet capable of reaching 99.999999% the speed of light.
Once you reach that speed you measure the weight on your Earth-clone.
Wouldn't you measure 1Kg as well?
The observer on the original planet Earth, if they could, would measure your weight to measure a much higher mass.
Therefore the concept of mass itself is relative, isn't it?
It took one of the greatest minds in history to just about understand this subject, so I'm going to pretend I understand it fully, because it is brain distorting. Your point is fairly valid in the frame of reference of the clone earth, but it's impossible to every reach the speed of light because the object would have to gain an infinite amount of energy, it would have infinite mass from our Earth.
Maybe reaching travelling through space at super-luminous speeds is possible by distorting space-time itself, by compressing the space-time continuum in front of you and expanding it behind. Instead of moving through space, you move space around you. I wonder if controlling gravity could provide this mechanism.
It's a mental subject, and I must say not one of my favourites because it starts the make me crazy. haha.
No. Actually the explanation is very clear. We mostly know it. E=mc2.
C is constant. As you gain E nergy, you'll have to gain mass to sustain the equilibrium.