To: freedom9
When photons reach our receiver from a distant star, do they convey a 'moment' of the present state of the source from which they were emmitted?... Does that 'present' representation remain in stasis across the vast spatial expanse, arriving at the receiver to express the present of the source at emission?
70 posted on
03/28/2003 8:09:34 PM PST by
MHGinTN
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To: MHGinTN
That's the current belief, but what happens if the photon is "affected" along the way......
72 posted on
03/28/2003 8:12:05 PM PST by
ALS
To: MHGinTN
No. They represent the future of the source of emission. They have not been sent yet when we receive them. I think the technical term is Premature Emission.
To: MHGinTN
"When photons reach our receiver from a distant star, do they convey a 'moment' of the present state of the source from which they were emmitted?... Does that 'present' representation remain in stasis across the vast spatial expanse, arriving at the receiver to express the present of the source at emission?" When one views a painting, does it convey a moment of the present state of the painter?
80 posted on
03/28/2003 8:29:55 PM PST by
freedom9
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