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Physics questions about light
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RE: Physics questions about light
(September 19, 2016 at 8:46 am)mh.brewer Wrote: Sorry Alex. You'll need to dumb that down a little for this physics tard.

Biiiig particle crush like club, make lightning!

No, kidding.

I was going to say, the maths at almost all stages describes "particles" using waves, where the amplitude of the wave at each point specifies the probability to find the particle there if you look. Only when experiments are described where the position is actually measured, does one treat the particle like a point particle. Whenever it does anything by itself though, it behaves wavey.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition

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Physics questions about light - by bennyboy - September 18, 2016 at 8:19 pm
RE: Physics questions about light - by vorlon13 - September 19, 2016 at 12:18 am
RE: Physics questions about light - by ignoramus - September 19, 2016 at 1:13 am
RE: Physics questions about light - by Alex K - September 19, 2016 at 2:14 am
RE: Physics questions about light - by bennyboy - September 19, 2016 at 10:45 am
RE: Physics questions about light - by brewer - September 19, 2016 at 8:19 am
RE: Physics questions about light - by Alex K - September 19, 2016 at 8:37 am
RE: Physics questions about light - by brewer - September 19, 2016 at 8:46 am
RE: Physics questions about light - by Alex K - September 19, 2016 at 8:50 am
RE: Physics questions about light - by vorlon13 - September 19, 2016 at 10:52 am
RE: Physics questions about light - by bennyboy - September 20, 2016 at 9:26 pm

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