Recent content by Jordan Regan

So what happens in a decay then? When light is generated either by an annihilation of opposing particles or otherwise through a radioactive decay, what determines the polarity of light in this case?

This discussion is clearing things up for me, mainly, - I forgot that accelerating particles cause electromagnetic radiation, this both implies that there's always a defined polarity, and that wave-functions strictly accompany particles. - The field vectors are representative of changes to the...

Thanks for helping me to find the Wikipedia page for a transverse wave - I can now comfortably say that according to one un-cited sentence (the very first sentence), my definition of 'transverse' has been confirmed.Anyway, to clarify (as my query remains to be concluded), I can imagine particles...

I've wondered this for a while but not known how to ask the question, If light is a transverse wave, then what is it transverse to? To elaborate, light travels in three-dimensions, radially. To me, this seems analogous to the sound wave, with pulses of pressure moving longitudinally to the...

I've searched this and nothing suits my taste for a complete answer. I may have not understood very well when I posted the question, but after continuous research I'm still dissatisfied. According to 'Advanced Physics', Planck's desperate remedy worked because only some of the oscillators would...

Hello, I'm an English student and external candidate, hoping to take my Physics with me through life. I have some questions regarding a topic I'm researching, currently. I have a book "Advanced Physics - Steve Adams, Jonathan Allday", which details 'Blackbody Radiation', as evidence for a...

Hello! Philosophy/Physics, anything of the sorts and I'm interested!