Re: What is a photon

On Fri, 6 Jun 2025 8:36:00 +0000, J. J. Lodder wrote:

Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> wrote:
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On Wed, 4 Jun 2025 19:22:52 +0000, x wrote:
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On 6/4/25 08:45, rhertz wrote:

On Wed, 4 Jun 2025 13:10:58 +0000, Paul.B.Andersen wrote:

A 'photon' is an increment

of energy or momentum transfer.

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Certainly NOT as energy is a scalar. The energy obtained from a single
photon follows the inversae square law. Which has to happen as the
photon is an atomic-scale brief electromagnetic wave.

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The interesting thing, at least to me, is that I notice 'scientists'
scream 'PHOTON DETECTED" when their equipment says so.

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Strange. All of you nutters here seem to think
that scientists are screaming all the time.

Volume and frequency of screaming depend upon need for funding.
Genuine scientists use their own resources for research.
WOOF woof-woof woof woof-woof woof
Bertietaylor

I can assure all of you from direct experience
that they rarely do, if at all.
They would be quite hoarse if they had to scream
for every photon detected,
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Jan

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