Is it 100% confirmed that light has no mass? Because if it has mass the titled questions should be easier to answer the observed behaviour of light. Right? Or I’m way off… pls.
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Momentum is not exclusive to moving mass. The usual equation L = m*v is a special case for massive objects.
Waves carry momentum without actual net-movement of mass. This applies both to mechanical waves (where there is moving mass, but its average velocity is zero) and electromagnetic waves (which have no mass). The wave-part is simply negligibly small in most applications.
Cant explain the details of how exactly light obtains momentum, thats beyond me.
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