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The_Thinker
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Imagine, now a situation in which light is used to propel an object forward, just as light is used to propel electrons, imagine that very dense light is used or a hugh intensity laser is used to propel a whole lot of mass forward directly, now since light imaprts its energy to the mass, wouldn't the light lose its energy and hence slow down?
Now another situation in which light is projected without any of it (atleast most of it) allowed to escape in a straight line and a body is kept in front of it. Now, since light is moving at the velocity of light either of the three things must happen, one either the mass should also move at the speed of light so that light and mass can keep their hands of each other and the light has somewhere to go along with the mass or two the light must flow slower than the its own constant velocity so as to allow the mass not to flow at a velocity slower than the velocity of light or three the light must go somewhere, but where?
Also consider this, if u stipulate that the light imparts some energy and then dissipates away, i doubt that that would happen, because now the mass has some velocity, but not the velocity of light so the light still coming would accelrate it further, then further and further until the mass is moving at the velocity of light which is not allowed!
So where does this lead us?
(P.S please don't go too hard on me if i am wrong, which i proably am... ;))
Now another situation in which light is projected without any of it (atleast most of it) allowed to escape in a straight line and a body is kept in front of it. Now, since light is moving at the velocity of light either of the three things must happen, one either the mass should also move at the speed of light so that light and mass can keep their hands of each other and the light has somewhere to go along with the mass or two the light must flow slower than the its own constant velocity so as to allow the mass not to flow at a velocity slower than the velocity of light or three the light must go somewhere, but where?
Also consider this, if u stipulate that the light imparts some energy and then dissipates away, i doubt that that would happen, because now the mass has some velocity, but not the velocity of light so the light still coming would accelrate it further, then further and further until the mass is moving at the velocity of light which is not allowed!
So where does this lead us?
(P.S please don't go too hard on me if i am wrong, which i proably am... ;))