Does light have to be accelerated to the speed of light or isit always trav

Subject: Does light have to be accelerated to the speed of light or isit always trav

Date: Wed Apr 4 21:08:10 2001
Posted by Victor
Grade level: teacher/prof School: Contra Costa College
City: San Pablo State/Province: CA Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 986432890.Ph

Message:


When a photon is emitted, is it instantaneously traveling a the speed of light 
or is it accelerated to that speed?  How is its zero mass important in 
determining this?

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