De Broglie's Rest Mass of Light

An advance has occurred in the foundational problems of quantum mechanics. Examination of a seemingly minor irregularity in Max Planck's work led to the eventual discovery of previously hidden quantum variables and constants, and re-interpretation of the photon and light's elementary quantum. The new work suggests a richer and more realistic interpretation of quantum mechanics. (Brooks, J., ``Hidden Variables: The Elementary Quantum of Light'', Proc. of SPIE Vol. 7421, 74210T-3, 2009.) One of the hidden constants - Planck's \textit{energy }constant (6.626 X 10$^{-34 }$J/osc, the constant mean energy of a single oscillation of EM energy) -- led to the discovery of another hidden constant -- De Broglie's rest mass of light. Using De Broglie's, E = m$_{0 }$c$^{2}$, the rest mass for the elementary quantum of light (a single EM oscillation) has been calculated. Setting ``E'' equal to Planck's \textit{energy} constant, the mass of a single oscillation of light is: m$_{0 }$ = 7.372 X 10$^{-51}$ kg/osc. This calculated value for the rest mass light of is in close agreement with Luo \textit{et al's} calculation for the upper limit of light's rest mass (Phy Rev Let 90(8) 2003). Luo used a rotating torsion balance to detect the product of the photon mass squared and the ambient cosmic magnetic potential vector. Luo's upper limit of 1.2 X 10$^{-54}$ kg/photon corresponds to an oscillation mass of 4.32 X 10$^{-51}$ kg/osc. De Broglie's rest mass of 7.372 X 10$^{-51}$ kg/osc is within the same order of magnitude and is consistent with Einstein's principle of energy-mass equivalence.