Does a medium have to have mass to 'be' a medium?

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For example can massless particles serve as media?
 
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Ralphonsicus said:
For example can massless particles serve as media?

Don't we call that vacuum?
 
Ahh but the all encompassing aether is massless. :wink:
 

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