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Originally Posted by sjastro
It's E=mc^2 at work.
BHs even gain mass when massless photons pass over the even horizon.
The conversion of energy into mass has been demonstrated by the production of positron/electron pairs from high energy photons.
Regards
Steven
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thanks steven, i'm still a bit confused i understand that energy can be converted into mass and vice versa. in BH am i right in saying that all mass is converted to energy? so that would mean energy would have to have an affect on gravity in 'energy form' (as opposed from mass)?
cheers
russ