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To: Publius6961

It is neither a wave nor a particle; it is a photon. There are measurements that give "wave-like" results; when performing one of these, the photon has all the properties of a wave. There are other experiments that give "particle-like" resluts; when performing of these other expemints, the photon has all the prpoerties of a particle.

Photon is a photon is a photon. (If you prefer Rand to Stein, delete the first two words of the previous sentence.) Wave and particle are our descriptions of experimental results, not descriptions of photons.


11 posted on 02/24/2006 6:52:12 AM PST by Doctor Stochastic (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch ist der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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To: AntiGuv

FutureTech ping!


12 posted on 02/24/2006 7:01:50 AM PST by Ultra Sonic 007 (Hitler and Stalin have nothing on Abortion)
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