Tuesday, July 4, 2017

special relativity - Do photons gain mass when they travel through glass?


Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that photons slow down when travelling through glass. Does this mean they gain mass? Otherwise, what happens to extra kinetic energy?



I understand now that the apparent slowing down is due to electron interactions, does the glass gain weight due to light travelling through it?




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