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Electrons can get to be 1000 times heavier!:

Electrons can get to be 1000 times heavier!:

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http://phys.org/news/2012-06-mass-scientists-electrons-heavy-speedy.html

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Originally posted by sonhouse
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-mass-scientists-electrons-heavy-speedy.html
If I am reading the article correctly, it is implying that this research may eventually tell scientists how high-temperature superconductors work?
I hope that is what it really says. I don't know how hopeful that is if that is what it is really saying.

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In this article they are talking about effective mass, which isn't quite the same as "real" mass.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_mass_(solid-state_physics)

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Originally posted by KazetNagorra
In this article they are talking about effective mass, which isn't quite the same as "real" mass.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_mass_(solid-state_physics)
I think the only way for an electron to gain 'real' mass is to accelerate like a bat out of hell and get to within a hair's breath of c.

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Originally posted by sonhouse
I think the only way for an electron to gain 'real' mass is to accelerate like a bat out of hell and get to within a hair's breath of c.
That's relativistic mass. 😉

http://www.relativisticmass.com/