Comments on: Positron and Negatron Equals a "Zerotron?" http://www.sciscoop.com/2008-12-10-195058-75.html Scooping up the latest science news and controversies Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:44:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: deanlsinclair http://www.sciscoop.com/2008-12-10-195058-75.html/comment-page-1#comment-2282 deanlsinclair Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:22:57 +0000 http://localhost/~arielschwartz/wordpress/sciscoop/?p=3039#comment-2282 Well, the comment made was almost exactly what I expected. <p> The motion at the speed of light actually would be a spinning motion.  Velocity is a vector. I said in opposite directions..This implies 0opposing vectors.....<p> Now, as to your experiment, what is the source of the low speed positron and negatron which you are going to follow in your experiment? Wherebeen done and when?  <p> Whast is your concept of an electron and a positron?<p> Why can't an electron hafe a motion at the speed of light--other than that "it would violate Relativity?"  DLS Well, the comment made was almost exactly what I expected.

The motion at the speed of light actually would be a spinning motion.  Velocity is a vector. I said in opposite directions..This implies 0opposing vectors…..

Now, as to your experiment, what is the source of the low speed positron and negatron which you are going to follow in your experiment? Wherebeen done and when?  

Whast is your concept of an electron and a positron?

Why can’t an electron hafe a motion at the speed of light–other than that “it would violate Relativity?”  DLS

]]> By: barakn http://www.sciscoop.com/2008-12-10-195058-75.html/comment-page-1#comment-1234 barakn Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:58:44 +0000 http://localhost/~arielschwartz/wordpress/sciscoop/?p=3039#comment-1234 Let's analyze this statement: "an electron spinning in one direction along a given axis at the speed of light, meets an anti-electron travelling at the same velocity with the opposite spin orientation." First of all, electrons can't travel at the speed of light, so this is already a physically impossible scenario. Secondly, since velocities are vectors, if both electrons have the same velocity they are traveling in the same direction and can't possibly meet. Perhaps "speed" was meant where we see "velocity." Since a physically impossible scenario has been presented, the speculation about energy is pointless. Furthermore, it is well known what happens when positrons and electrons meet. It is possible to track the by-products of such collisions and when all their masses and energies are added up the sum equals the original mass+energy. Same thing with momentum and other properties. The simplest form of this experiment is to collide a positron and electron at a very low relative speed. The result is two gamma rays shooting off in opposite directions, each gamma ray bearing an amount of energy equivalent to the energy stored in the rest mass of one of the 'trons. If there is a "Zerotron" produced in this collision, it has no mass, no kinetic energy, no momentum, no charge, no spin. It is - in a word - Nothing. Thanks for wasting our time, Deanlsinclair. Let’s analyze this statement: “an electron spinning in one direction along a given axis at the speed of light, meets an anti-electron travelling at the same velocity with the opposite spin orientation.” First of all, electrons can’t travel at the speed of light, so this is already a physically impossible scenario. Secondly, since velocities are vectors, if both electrons have the same velocity they are traveling in the same direction and can’t possibly meet. Perhaps “speed” was meant where we see “velocity.” Since a physically impossible scenario has been presented, the speculation about energy is pointless.

Furthermore, it is well known what happens when positrons and electrons meet. It is possible to track the by-products of such collisions and when all their masses and energies are added up the sum equals the original mass+energy. Same thing with momentum and other properties. The simplest form of this experiment is to collide a positron and electron at a very low relative speed. The result is two gamma rays shooting off in opposite directions, each gamma ray bearing an amount of energy equivalent to the energy stored in the rest mass of one of the ‘trons. If there is a “Zerotron” produced in this collision, it has no mass, no kinetic energy, no momentum, no charge, no spin. It is – in a word – Nothing.

Thanks for wasting our time, Deanlsinclair.

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