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From: gwyn%brl-vld@sri-unix.UUCP
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Subject: Re:  Particle Mass
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Date: Sun, 22-Jan-84 11:14:52 EST
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From:      Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn@brl-vld>

Apart from the probability that the proper mass of a neutrino is 0,
mass of particles can be expressed in eV by the following reasoning:

eV is a unit of energy (that needed to move a unit charge against a
1 Volt potential)

m = E / c^2

The MeV or GeV is a convenient measure of particle mass since it
relates directly to the characteristics of particle accelerators.