Yeah I understand the big picture explanation, I want to know why the big picture explanation works.
I didn't mean to imply that I was correct and everyone else was incorrect, I was just trying to convey my point of view so someone can tell me exactly which part I am misunderstanding.
My...
But fundamentally any EM radiation is caused by accelerating electric charge. Maybe 'oscillate' is the wrong word.
I don't understand this. Light is only reflected off an object if the electrons in that object are caused to accelerate. Wouldn't this acceleration of electrons heat up the object...
I understand that white objects 'reflect' all frequencies of visible light, and black objects 'absorb' all frequencies of visible light.
But I thought that 'reflecting' light means that the electrons in the atoms are caused to oscillate, and 'absorbing' means the electrons in the atoms are not...