Abstract
The formula for kinetic energy in the special relativistic context (with mass dilation) is shown to differ from what might be expected. As a consequence, photons are allowed to have a mass and may be quite different from what has been assumed until now. Moreover, it is shown that massive objects can reach the velocity of light under the action of a constant force in a finite time quite comparable to what would happen without the mass dilation property.
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