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when beta decay is observed it is noticed that some of the energy and some of the momentum is missing.
it is thought that this missing energy and momentum is carried away by a neutrino.
the neutrino mass is still unknown.
if you know how much momentum (mv) is missing and
you know how much energy (mc<sup>2</sup> + mv<sup>2</sup>) is missing then
dont you automatically know how much mass the neutrino must have?
why is the neutrino mass still unknown?
it is thought that this missing energy and momentum is carried away by a neutrino.
the neutrino mass is still unknown.
if you know how much momentum (mv) is missing and
you know how much energy (mc<sup>2</sup> + mv<sup>2</sup>) is missing then
dont you automatically know how much mass the neutrino must have?
why is the neutrino mass still unknown?