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Undergrad Light waves, polarization and interferometers

matrix_204
Dec 11, 2003 · Replies 6 · Dec 15, 2003

Replies: 6

High School How Many Watts Are Involved in Lightning?

pedram
Dec 13, 2003 · Replies 3 · Dec 15, 2003

Replies: 3

Graduate Theory of light speed as variable with universe size

SmarterThanGod
Nov 27, 2003 · Replies 15 · Dec 13, 2003

Replies: 15

Graduate Can Freezing Light Overcome Limitations in Solid Surfaces?

Greg Bernhardt
Dec 10, 2003 · Replies 9 · Dec 12, 2003

Replies: 9

Undergrad How many lumens is required for this?

zoobyshoe
Dec 9, 2003 · Replies 8 · Dec 12, 2003

Replies: 8

Undergrad Why does wavelength measurement improve with more slits in diffraction experiments?

ScienceGirl
Dec 9, 2003 · Replies 1 · Dec 10, 2003

Replies: 1

High School Does light travel at c in all media or slow down?

nautica
Dec 1, 2003 · Replies 11 · Dec 8, 2003

Replies: 11

Graduate Locking, at the speed of light.

pallidin
Dec 7, 2003 · Replies 4 · Dec 8, 2003

Replies: 4

High School Does Light Actually Have Mass?

decibel
Nov 26, 2003 · Replies 27 · Dec 5, 2003

Replies: 27

Graduate Can Single Photons Ever Exceed the Speed of Light?

toe21k
Nov 30, 2003 · Replies 5 · Dec 4, 2003

Replies: 5

Graduate Why light diffracts and was directed to QED by Feynman

AlanPartr
Dec 2, 2003 · Replies 1 · Dec 2, 2003

Replies: 1

Undergrad Can a fluorescent light bulb be used as an electrical generator?

Jdo300
Dec 1, 2003 · Replies 3 · Dec 1, 2003

Replies: 3

High School Converging and diverging lenses

rockind78
Nov 29, 2003 · Replies 3 · Nov 30, 2003

Replies: 3

Graduate Newton assumed mass of a light particle is approaching zero

BLUE_CHIP
Nov 29, 2003 · Replies 1 · Nov 29, 2003

Replies: 1

High School Why do shadows merge before objects touch?

wasteofo2
Nov 29, 2003 · Replies 1 · Nov 29, 2003

Replies: 1

Undergrad Why is the speed of light constant for all observers?

vidovnan
Nov 11, 2003 · Replies 74 · Nov 26, 2003

3

Replies: 74

Undergrad Is light reflection really new light created by the material?

TurdMuppet
Nov 23, 2003 · Replies 3 · Nov 23, 2003

Replies: 3

High School Will We See a Beam of Light Racing Through the Solar System?

Arkady
Nov 20, 2003 · Replies 11 · Nov 23, 2003

Replies: 11

Graduate Can Light Be a Product of Higher Dimensions?

Unit_Zer0
Nov 22, 2003 · Replies 4 · Nov 23, 2003

Replies: 4

High School How Do Lumens, Lux, and Candela Differ in Measuring Light?

cepheid
Nov 22, 2003 · Replies 2 · Nov 22, 2003

Replies: 2

Undergrad How to Prove AI = AT + AR for Wave Amplitudes?

Aaron8153
Nov 17, 2003 · Replies 1 · Nov 18, 2003

Replies: 1

Undergrad Why Does Light Diffract When Passing Through an Aperture?

AlanPartr
Nov 12, 2003 · Replies 6 · Nov 12, 2003

Replies: 6

High School Can you see light slowed to 17 m/s propagating through a medium?

dcl
Nov 10, 2003 · Replies 1 · Nov 10, 2003

Replies: 1

Relativity/speed of light/gravity

DivisionByZero
Nov 8, 2003 · Replies 2 · Nov 8, 2003

Replies: 2

Undergrad What happens to relativity when light is slowed down?

Bartholomew
Oct 24, 2003 · Replies 23 · Nov 6, 2003

Replies: 23

Undergrad Can Single-Slit Diffraction Occur in Two Dimensions?

slpsms6
Nov 6, 2003 · Replies 2 · Nov 6, 2003

Replies: 2

Graduate Is the speed of light really medium dependent?

GENIERE
Oct 25, 2003 · Replies 28 · Nov 5, 2003

Replies: 28

Graduate Can a Pulsed Plasma Laser Be Created Using Existing Laser Components?

zare
Nov 4, 2003 · Replies 9 · Nov 5, 2003

Replies: 9

High School A car travelling at the speed of lights turns its brights on

AtlasX
Nov 3, 2003 · Replies 18 · Nov 5, 2003

Replies: 18

Graduate What is the Doppler shift equation for light?

criznet
Nov 5, 2003 · Replies 3 · Nov 5, 2003

Replies: 3

Undergrad What does pumping a transition mean in lasers?

salsero
Nov 4, 2003 · Replies 1 · Nov 4, 2003

Replies: 1

Graduate New Geometrical Polar-Ring Solution for Magic Numbered Nuclei

Leo
Oct 29, 2003 · Replies 2 · Nov 3, 2003

Replies: 2

Graduate Is light actually two-dimensional rather than three-dimensional?

scott_sieger
Oct 14, 2003 · Replies 30 · Oct 25, 2003

2

Replies: 30

Graduate How can the Aumic Theory potentially challenge existing understandings of light?

PRodQuanta
Sep 15, 2003 · Replies 12 · Oct 24, 2003

Replies: 12

Undergrad When does light travel from a glowing iron rod to a sheet of paper?

scott_sieger
Oct 22, 2003 · Replies 11 · Oct 23, 2003

Replies: 11

Graduate Coriolis effect - polarised gravity?

scott_sieger
Oct 15, 2003 · Replies 23 · Oct 22, 2003

Replies: 23

Graduate Real world problem for your pleasure.

Integral
Oct 22, 2003 · Replies 2 · Oct 22, 2003

Replies: 2

Graduate Do parallel laser beams converge due to gravity?

Imagine
Jul 31, 2003 · Replies 28 · Oct 20, 2003

Replies: 28

Graduate Can light be made to go faster than c?

HIGHLYTOXIC
Oct 16, 2003 · Replies 13 · Oct 17, 2003

Replies: 13

A little lightning to the head and we have magnification

Ivan Seeking
Sep 23, 2003 · Replies 24 · Oct 17, 2003

Replies: 24

Graduate Light Carries Time: Nature's Compensation

HIGHLYTOXIC
Oct 16, 2003 · Replies 1 · Oct 17, 2003

Replies: 1

Undergrad Intensity and Relative Amplitude

yahooid2
Oct 16, 2003 · Replies 7 · Oct 16, 2003

Replies: 7

Graduate Does Light Speed Relate to Sun's Rate of Burning?

mikelus
Oct 15, 2003 · Replies 3 · Oct 16, 2003

Replies: 3

Graduate Why does time stop when we travel at the speed of light?

benzun_1999
Oct 2, 2003 · Replies 4 · Oct 3, 2003

Replies: 4

High School Does Light Have Mass? Flannigan's Take on Photon Mass

Floyd Flanigan
Sep 30, 2003 · Replies 23 · Oct 2, 2003

Replies: 23

Graduate Photon energy in an expanding Universe

Adrian Baker
Sep 23, 2003 · Replies 9 · Oct 2, 2003

Replies: 9

High School What is the mass of light particles?

benzun_1999
Sep 3, 2003 · Replies 49 · Sep 29, 2003

2

Replies: 49

Undergrad What causes waves to bend around objects?

Canum
Sep 22, 2003 · Replies 5 · Sep 25, 2003

Replies: 5

High School Two-source and single-source double slit requirements for fringe production

jimmy p
Sep 23, 2003 · Replies 2 · Sep 24, 2003

Replies: 2

Undergrad Lights interaction with matter

Farn
Sep 15, 2003 · Replies 14 · Sep 22, 2003

Replies: 14

Undergrad Three forces, each having a magnitude

ksn
Sep 21, 2003 · Replies 1 · Sep 21, 2003

Replies: 1

How much light does your average home mirror reflect?

MisterBig
Sep 15, 2003 · Replies 4 · Sep 16, 2003

Replies: 4

High School Magnitude of g change and mt everest

babighurl00
Sep 14, 2003 · Replies 1 · Sep 14, 2003

Replies: 1

Undergrad How Do Different Light Sources Affect Emission and Absorption Spectra?

Exidez
Sep 12, 2003 · Replies 1 · Sep 13, 2003

Replies: 1

Graduate Does the speed of light vary over time?

AtomSmasher
Sep 6, 2003 · Replies 3 · Sep 11, 2003

Replies: 3

Graduate Is the Mass of a Photon Concentrated on One Side?

Pocketwatch
Sep 6, 2003 · Replies 8 · Sep 8, 2003

Replies: 8

Graduate Question on effects of gravity on light and time

ShadowKnight
Aug 27, 2003 · Replies 5 · Sep 5, 2003

Replies: 5

High School What would I see if I traveled at light speed?

shankar
Sep 3, 2003 · Replies 14 · Sep 4, 2003

Replies: 14

Graduate Quasar Enigmas In 'decresing Light Speed' Cosmolog

Juan Casado
Sep 1, 2003 · Replies 7 · Sep 4, 2003

Replies: 7

Graduate Wave/Particle Duality in Light Quanta

VeraLynn
Aug 28, 2003 · Replies 15 · Aug 31, 2003

Replies: 15

Undergrad How Does Light Interact with Gravity Despite Being Massless?

merc-blue
Aug 31, 2003 · Replies 5 · Aug 31, 2003

Replies: 5

Undergrad Why does red light penetrate polarized filters when others are blocked?

Farn
Aug 22, 2003 · Replies 5 · Aug 25, 2003

Replies: 5

Stoping light or atleast slowing it down

bleh
Jul 31, 2003 · Replies 10 · Aug 24, 2003

Replies: 10

Undergrad Relativity, time and the speed of light

jby
Jul 10, 2003 · Replies 56 · Aug 23, 2003

2

Replies: 56

Undergrad How do you recognize a photon in a detector?

ddr
Aug 22, 2003 · Replies 2 · Aug 22, 2003

Replies: 2

New Theory on the Nature of Light

McQueen
Jul 21, 2003 · Replies 16 · Aug 21, 2003

Replies: 16

Graduate Why Doesn't Light Have Infinite Mass and Energy in Motion?

Dejango
Aug 20, 2003 · Replies 3 · Aug 20, 2003

Replies: 3

Graduate Photons as electromagnetic energy loops vs particle-wave duality

D. Ramakuri
Jul 19, 2003 · Replies 3 · Aug 20, 2003

Replies: 3

Undergrad Understanding Refraction and Snel's Law: Common Questions Answered

Nacho
Aug 14, 2003 · Replies 14 · Aug 19, 2003

Replies: 14

How Can Photons Have Energy Without Mass?

ddr
Aug 7, 2003 · Replies 6 · Aug 18, 2003

Replies: 6

Undergrad Inverse square law .intensity-brightness-luminosity-distance

philip_pc
Aug 18, 2003 · Replies 1 · Aug 18, 2003

Replies: 1

High School Watching Light Travel in a Coil: Is It Possible?

dusty8683
Aug 15, 2003 · Replies 2 · Aug 16, 2003

Replies: 2

Undergrad What function does the sign wave represent in sound and light?

Cyberice
Aug 12, 2003 · Replies 1 · Aug 12, 2003

Replies: 1

High School Why does a wet-looking reflective pool appear on flat roads from a distance?

Cyberice
Aug 9, 2003 · Replies 12 · Aug 11, 2003

Replies: 12

Undergrad Travelling at the speed of light?

Einstein
Aug 4, 2003 · Replies 6 · Aug 8, 2003

Replies: 6

Undergrad Where Does the Energy Go During Deconstructive Interference?

wonderland
Aug 7, 2003 · Replies 8 · Aug 8, 2003

Replies: 8

Graduate Is it possible to increase the speed of light? (transmissions)

sabbry
Aug 6, 2003 · Replies 20 · Aug 7, 2003

Replies: 20

Graduate Can a photon's energy exceed the Planck mass energy?

JAL
Jul 30, 2003 · Replies 19 · Aug 6, 2003

Replies: 19

High School Stopping Microwave Sensors with Aluminum Foil for Homeowners

deany100
Aug 4, 2003 · Replies 12 · Aug 6, 2003

Replies: 12

Graduate How does holographic dispersion create three-dimensional images?

mitch bass
Jun 11, 2003 · Replies 6 · Aug 2, 2003

Replies: 6

Graduate What causes luminescence in sandblasted coated materials?

Ash
Jul 4, 2003 · Replies 3 · Jul 31, 2003

Replies: 3

Besides Sunlight, what else is there that's useable?

brum
Jul 25, 2003 · Replies 12 · Jul 31, 2003

Replies: 12

Undergrad Acceleration of unwinding uniform cylinder suspended by string

Sam
Jul 3, 2003 · Replies 1 · Jul 31, 2003

Replies: 1

Graduate Does Loop Quantum Gravity Suggest Photons Can Travel Faster Than Light?

MathematicalPhysicist
Jul 25, 2003 · Replies 6 · Jul 26, 2003

Replies: 6

Undergrad Could a Light-Transmitting Antenna Revolutionize Communication?

Farn
Jul 24, 2003 · Replies 6 · Jul 25, 2003

Replies: 6

Graduate Can massless particles travel at speeds other than light speed?

brum
Jul 13, 2003 · Replies 31 · Jul 20, 2003

2

Replies: 31

Graduate Does time stop at the speed of light and run backwards faster than light?

Jack
May 30, 2003 · Replies 61 · Jul 16, 2003

3

Replies: 61

High School How can you move at the speed of light?

Draco
Jul 7, 2003 · Replies 6 · Jul 15, 2003

Replies: 6

Undergrad What determines how much of a sound wave reflects vs. transmits through a rock wall?

Rockazella
Jun 8, 2003 · Replies 13 · Jul 14, 2003

Replies: 13

High School Catching Up to Light: The Surprising Truth About Traveling at High Speeds

chosenone
Jul 11, 2003 · Replies 10 · Jul 14, 2003

Replies: 10

High School Can water diffraction make something invisible?

oozie1
Jun 30, 2003 · Replies 7 · Jul 10, 2003

Replies: 7

Graduate Measuring the wavelength of light?

grounded
Jul 4, 2003 · Replies 13 · Jul 6, 2003

Replies: 13

Graduate Question on Reducing Dark Noise in Photodiodes

eNtRopY
Jul 4, 2003 · Replies 5 · Jul 5, 2003

Replies: 5

Undergrad A laser is a device that uses light flashes to excite the atoms

garytse86
Jun 26, 2003 · Replies 2 · Jun 30, 2003

Replies: 2

Graduate Is the Speed of Light Affected by Gravity?

Les Sleeth
Jun 25, 2003 · Replies 10 · Jun 27, 2003

Replies: 10

Graduate Can Electricity Enable Faster-Than-Light Travel?

chosenone
Jun 25, 2003 · Replies 1 · Jun 25, 2003

Replies: 1

Undergrad Calculate the energy and wavelength of the photon.

shezill
Jun 18, 2003 · Replies 6 · Jun 25, 2003

Replies: 6

Undergrad Light, black holes and gravity

JSK333
Jun 16, 2003 · Replies 12 · Jun 24, 2003

Replies: 12

Graduate Refraction Index Conventions: Complex Reflection/Transmission Coeff.

Josette
Jun 20, 2003 · Replies 1 · Jun 23, 2003

Replies: 1

High School Why Does Light Get Refracted When Traveling?

garytse86
Jun 19, 2003 · Replies 10 · Jun 22, 2003

Replies: 10

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