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- I need to show that a photon inside an ISW cannot have arbitrarily low momentum p=ℏω/c. In other words, I need an upper bound on the possible wavelength.
Obviously a particle inside an ISW of width L cannot have arbitrarily precise momentum because ΔP ≥ ℏ/2ΔX ≥ ℏ/2L. Therefore you cannot have a particle with arbitrarily low momentum, since that would require ΔP be arbitrarily small.
I need to show that a photon inside an ISW cannot have arbitrarily low momentum p=ℏω/c. In other words, I need an upper bound on the possible wavelength. My instinct says that the maximum wavelength must be connected to the size of the well L, but the photon doesn't have a size. How can I prove an upper bound on λ?
I need to show that a photon inside an ISW cannot have arbitrarily low momentum p=ℏω/c. In other words, I need an upper bound on the possible wavelength. My instinct says that the maximum wavelength must be connected to the size of the well L, but the photon doesn't have a size. How can I prove an upper bound on λ?