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(as a side note sophiecentaur, is it correct to think that momentum depends on mass and velocity when the “particle” in question has mass, and depends solely on velocity when it has no mass? is the mass of the subatomic particles relative to one another what determines the shape of their cloud...

Thank you for the links. Given that I don't understand everything, they ARE really helpful.

Therefore, the higher the frequency, the higher the momentum. The value is always a multiple of h, since h is the minimum quantum of action. Before I click on those links, I want to ask: an atom of an element, being composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons, has mass. An atom can be thought...

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It doesn't seem like claiming that at all. Your comparison refers to the way the eye's technical limitation prevents the subject from discerning the correct shape of something at a distance. In your example, a basketball would not be analogous to a basketball if you saw them at different...

The principal quantum number refers to the energy of the electron in an atom, and the average distance of the electron from the nucleus. It seems to me to be analogous to the concept of amplitude for a classical wave. Is there a relation?

“Instead of thinking of light in terms of photons, think of light as an EM wave first and then understand how the wave transfers energy and interacts with other objects.” This is what I'm going to do. I feel closer to being on the right track Drakkith. Respect. Vinay: E=2∏^2mr^2√^2. This is a...

Hi. Thank you for taking the time to make these observations. I understand, or at least I've come to terms with, that photons are nothing like “little bullets”. Photons seem to me to be something more along the line of waves, and not particles in the way that dust is a particle. As far as I...

“For an EM wave, a greater amplitude means a greater energy and intensity (brightness).” Is this because there are more photons (i.e. higher density)? Otherwise, what accounts for the energy increase? “Bringing photons into the mix, this means that for two EM waves of equal amplitude (equal...

I assume then that if amplitude is density, both amplitude and frequency affect the total energy of the system, the first by sheer numbers, the second by dint of velocity.

Thank you for your help and patience. 1) “There is a correlation, but 'energy' stems from frequency. The higher the frequency, the more energy per photon. The larger the amplitude of a stream of photons (a wave), the greater the intensity/brightness.” And so, what is the relationship between...

As I understand, in quantum mechanics the so-called particle is the result of a coalescence of many waves. I was referring to “something like atoms in a guitar string that move back and forth”. Now it seems to me that ascertaining the position of a particle as a wave function would automatically...

Can you explain the difference and then go on to answer the question in quantum terms?

Hi everyone. The answer to the question about the relationship between amplitude and frequency is usually that they are independent of each other. Pardon the imprecision of my language, for I am not a physicist. I'll try my best to be clear. The amplitude of a wave is a measure of the distance...