Does light always travel at lightspeed?

Discussion in 'Physics & Math' started by proycon, Apr 8, 2002.

  1. river

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    Aqueous Id

    Light though is not the result of a , single photon , though is it ..

    Light is the result of billions , if not trillons of photons , within the wave

    So therefore each wave can be broken down to the particles of photons that make up the wave

    Hence light , is both wave and particle
     
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  3. origin Heading towards oblivion Valued Senior Member

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    Single photon act as waves as shown by the 2 slit experiments. Hell, single electrons act as waves.
     
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  5. river

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    Yes of course

    The interference pattern though shows that the energy of the photon or electron is being distributed by the wave

    Which remember is actually three dimensional , not two dimensional

    Therefore when the wave crests or at its greatest energy point , it gives off a photon

    Hence why the pattern on the screen , as a result of the interference , seems random , but really isn't
     
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  7. Aqueous Id flat Earth skeptic Valued Senior Member

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    Change "particle" to "wavelet" and I would agree.

    Except you can't collect a box full of light particles as you might do with fermions.

    That is why I keep telling our resident crank:

    Photons propagate as waves.
     
  8. river

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    Wavelet , as in ripple ?
     
  9. river

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    If this is what you mean agreed

    With a but though , there is still a focus of energy , A-photon ,
     
  10. origin Heading towards oblivion Valued Senior Member

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    Actually it shows that the photon IS a wave.

    Uh, yes our universe has 3 spatial dimensions.

    What the heck is "the wave gives off a photon at its greatest energy" suppose to mean??

    You think interference patterns look random??? They look very organized to me, why do you think they are called interference PATTERNS?
     
  11. river

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    Yes

    But also is a particle
     
  12. river

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    It means that the wave at some point , at the interference wave greatest or highest point , releases the energy in the form of a single photon
     
  13. river

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    No

    But the photon pattern on the back screen is

    I'm NOT talking about the interference wave patterns BUT the photon pattern on the photon capture screen
     
  14. origin Heading towards oblivion Valued Senior Member

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    This makes no sense what so ever. Perhaps you could supply a link to some literature that discusses this aspect.
     
  15. origin Heading towards oblivion Valued Senior Member

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    Here is a picture of the photon pattern on the photon capture screen.

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    So again I ask (incredulously), you think the patterns look random?
     
  16. river

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    I disagree

    It makes perfect sense and is the only thing that makes sense

    I have read literature on this before , and they don't know why

    I do
     
  17. river

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    No they don't
     
  18. river

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    What the pattern on the screen does show is the pattern is ordered and has depth

    Which then shows the interference patterns do have a point of greatest energy from the waves
     
  19. origin Heading towards oblivion Valued Senior Member

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    What's it like being delusional; is it fun?
     
  20. river

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    Whats the point of going over this point

    I agreed with you

    Now look a my post #55
     
  21. origin Heading towards oblivion Valued Senior Member

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    You agreed with me??? I said, "your statement makes no sense". You said, "I disagree".

    How in the name of Quetzalcoatl do you call that agreeing? I can't waste anymore time on this...
     
  22. river

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    The photon being electromagnetic

    Has as well , of course , a magnetic field and has electric current

    So the photon , because of the slit , had its both current and magnetic field depleted , so to speak or distributed over a wider area

    Hence when interference happens it brings together , and therefore , a stronger magnetic field and electrical current

    Hence then the pattern on the screen
     
  23. river

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    So you refuse to go to post #55 , is that it

    Lets move on shall we , I have
     

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