Energy to mass conversion!!!

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Energy to mass conversion!!!

Physics , Thermal Physics

Can energy be converted back into mass?

By the equation E = mc², it is stated that energy and mass are related . We have seen the conversion of mass to energy in an atomic bomb and yes, energy can be converted back to mass. Such a process was first observed by C.D Anderson in 1932 where he discovered the creation of an electron-positron pair from the energy of a gamma ray photon.

There's a picture here of that process happening.

In nuclear fission, mass is most certainly destroyed and converted to energy. Actually, this happens any time matter and antimatter annihilate. The reverse process is precisely what other posts have referred to, e.g. production of e+/e- pairs.

much more info. abt this u can find at:

http://musr.physics.ubc.ca/~jess/p200/emc2/node9.html

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Killer Kiran

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it wud be gud if u cud scale down the image..

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nice...................

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