Fission and fusion can convert mass to energy, what is the mechanism for converting energy to mass?

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Has it been observed? Is it just theoretical? Is it one of those simple-but-profound things?

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Pair production! It’s been a while, but if I remember correctly, it’s when a high-energy gamma particle passes by a nucleus, splitting the gamma into an electron and a positron.

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