Speed of Light

From: Turtle22 (turlte_2_2_at_yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid)
Date: 07/14/04 

Date: 14 Jul 2004 04:53:40 -0500

OK, I need a little help here. I have a theory, but I very much doubt
it's actually legitimate. I want to convince myself I found the mass
of light, but I'm sure there are some loopholes in here somewhere.
Don't hold back, and just tell me where/if I've messed up. Thanks.

There are two equations for light: E=h½ and c=»½
And the theory of relativity: E=mc²
Whereas:
E-Energy
h-Plank’s constant (6.626E-34)
½-nu (Hz)
»-lamda (wavelength)
m-mass
c-speed of light

With algebra we can substitute and make the equation of:
h½=mc²
Now plug in the c-equation
h½=m(»½)² -> hv=m(»²½²)
Divide the get m by itself
(hv/[»²½²])=m
Simplify
h/[»²½]=m

The units even work out.
h is in Joules•secs
» is in meters
½ is in /secs

So you have:
(J•sec)/(m²/sec) -> (J•sec²)/m²
J=(kg•m²)/s²
Plug that in:
([kg•m²/s²]•[sec²])/m² -> kg

And now an example just for the sake of an example.
Red light has a wavelength (») of 750 nm, or 7.5E-6 m.
Since ½=c/», and c=3E8 m/s, then ½=4E13
Now we use our equation:
m=h/[»²½]
Plug in our figures:
m=6.626E-34/[(7.5E-6)² •4E13]
m=2.94488…E-37 kg

So as you see, it's a very small number, which makes sense, but at the
same time, it just doesn't seem like it would be right. But at the
same time, I don't see why, anyone who can help it'd be very much
appreciated. Thanks for your time.

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