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On Jan 11, 6:26*pm, Cecil Moore wrote:
Art Unwin wrote: The books state that a photon is a particle without mass. Photons have no *rest* mass but since they must necessarily move at the speed of light in a medium, they indeed do have mass because of their momentum. The mass of a photon is equal to Planck's constant divided by (the product of the speed of light times the wavelength), i.e. m=h/(c*lamda). The photon as a particle cannot be a wave since its extremities cannot be determines as with a particle. On the contrary, double slit experiments prove that a single photon can go through both slits and interfere with itself on the other side. If you design a test to prove a photon is a wave, it will respond like a wave (even if it is a single photon). If you design a test to prove a photon is a particle, it will respond like a particle. The duality is related to the uncertainty principle. The main point is that the physical manifestation of RF electromagnetic fields are clouds of photons. The fields and the photons are the same thing. Those EM fields have been proven to be quantized. Photons are the particles that quantize the EM field. -- 73, Cecil *http://www.w5dxp.com Cecil I would have no problem of accepting the presence of photons but the link you gave me stated that it had zero mass. I really don't understand that so I am not willing to spend a lot of time on that or muons which are painted with the same brush I sure as heck not willing to follow the line on reflections that you followed as I would cringe from having to deal with threads of more than a thousand to get the same results you achieved. By the time Neutrinos arrive on the Earth are particles tho possibly by a different name and I am also wary of allegations of fresh particles which require a fresh name where its presence is determined by unlinked deduction. I really don't want to spread out beyond the point that I have as it is apparent that hams are resistive to change so frankly I am at a place where I am willing to stop my investigation as Americans have lost the ingenuity they once had together with curiousity which is the foundation of improving the living standards of the family. Waiting for the third world to catch up so that competition is somewhat even could actualy reverse our present station among the world population which is only sustained by attracting the best from foreign countries without which we now cannot function. Any way my present aproach to radiation has not yet been overturned, so arguments are purely for the archives where self perceived antenna experts will be hung on their own petards for all to see which is one of my aims because of their passed conduct with truly good men Best regards Art Unwin....KB98MZ....xg (uk) |
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