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Photoacoustic

Light and Sound Interactions: Photoacoustic & Acousto-Optic

May 16, 2016
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Introduction I recently wrote a post on my blog about a fairly esoteric idea regarding sound propagating through light. This inspired me to write an…
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photoelectric

“Violating” Einstein’s Photoelectric Effect Model

August 31, 2015
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Einstein's Photoelectric Insight One of the most spectacular theoretical descriptions that Einstein had ever produced is the corpuscular nature of light…
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photonmass

Do Photons have Mass?

August 24, 2015
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Do photons have mass? The quick answer: NOCommon source of confusion However, this is where it gets a bit confusing for most people. This is because,…
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