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Jerry2144

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3. Yes

Reply to Qutzupalotl (Original post)

Mon Jun 27, 2022, 02:07 PM

Jun 2022

It happens all the time. Pair production produces an electron-positron pair when a greater than 1.22 MeV gamma ray photon passes near an atomic nucleus.

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Can matter be created from light? [View all] Qutzupalotl Jun 2022 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2022 #1

Agreed SCantiGOP Jun 2022 #2

Yes Jerry2144 Jun 2022 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2022 #11

Is this a chicken-egg thing? packman Jun 2022 #4

Don't plants in essence absorb light and use it to grow? cstanleytech Jun 2022 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2022 #7

Without light to absorb they lack the energy to make use of the soil. cstanleytech Jun 2022 #8

Right, but that's using energy to move matter from one place (and form) to another. nt sl8 Jun 2022 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2022 #10

That Medium writer did not seem to include a clear citation of the sources for that Medium post.... xocetaceans Jun 2022 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2022 #12

The equal sign in Einstein's famous equation is frequently misinterpreted. hunter Jun 2022 #13