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Old 03-31-2006   #7 (permalink)
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Re: Explain Mass.

From what i heard physicists cant explain what is mass on a fundamental level.
In high school it is simply taught as 'the measurement of matter', but more advanced textbooks explain this a meaningless definition since it cant be explained quantitevely. I mean i never could digest this explanation when i first heard it because in High School they also defined matter as bieng soemthing that has mass.

So:

'Matter is something that has a mass'

'Mass is a measurement of matter'

It is clearly evident how meaningless these two definitions are together.

Physicists are now looking for a particle that is responsible for mass known as 'Higgs Boson' but it hasnt been found yet.
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