I wrote: > > What is it that is causing the proton in this model to vary in mass, and > is the range of possible masses discrete or continuous? >
I should anticipate one possible answer, which seems like a good explanation -- a proton is not a point particle, like a photon, and it does not travel at the speed of light. It has mass and it has a speed that is less than c. So the mass will vary with its speed; when it is stationary it will have a rest mass, and when it is travelling at relativistic velocities, it has a larger mass. Assuming the above is true, and assuming your model of a proton having an average mass is true, the question for me now becomes, is the (rest) mass a continuous value or discrete across a range? Eric
