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To: Liberal Classic
The only difference is radio has long wavelengths and low frequencies, while gamma rays have short wavelengths and high frequencies.

So there is some kind of reciprocal relationship whereby one has never discovered a long wave with a high frequency or vise versa? Just asking.

584 posted on 05/24/2005 3:14:11 PM PDT by Fester Chugabrew
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To: Fester Chugabrew

It depends on if you're talking about a waves in the water or light. It goes back to the speed of a wave being defined as the wavelength in distance multiplied by the frequency in Hertz. If you have a long wave with a high frequency, the speed is going to be faster than a short wave with a low frequency. A short wave with a low frequency would be an occasional ripple on still water, where a long wave with a high frequency would be rough seas. Now all light is pegged at the speed of light, so yes, there's a reciprocal relationship between frequency and wavelength for light energy. We make use of this principle when calculating the speed of light from the frequency of a microwave oven and the distance between the hot spots.


587 posted on 05/24/2005 3:26:48 PM PDT by Liberal Classic (No better friend, no worse enemy. Semper Fi.)
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