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    Equations of State in Modern Classical Physics (Thorne/Blandford)

    Thanks for all the replies! Sorry, but I am unfamiliar with LaTeX formatting. regarding this: I'm not exactly sure what the Fermi momentum is, exactly. Eqn. 3.52a explains the mathematical relationship of it to the Fermi energy, but I'm not exactly sure what it is conceptually. Is it the...
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    Equations of State in Modern Classical Physics (Thorne/Blandford)

    TL;DR Summary: Questions regarding the book "Modern Classical Physics" by Thorne/Blandford Hello, I'm going through this book and on pg. 127, regarding equations of state, there is a parameter, t (explicitly stated: "not to be confused with time"), that uses hyperbolic functions to relate the...
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    Composition of Light: Questions & Answers

    Hi everyone, After getting over the photon path misconception, the error of the third question makes much more sense to me. And, after remembering the double slit experiment, the second question is answered. Just 1 and 4 left. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Thanks for the...
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    Composition of Light: Questions & Answers

    So, if we were using an analogy, it'd be like one end of the string is a liquid and the other end a solid? It's seems more likely (to me) that they'd be shaped more like a rubberband where one side might be vibrating differently than the other and that the differences might cause the variable...
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    Composition of Light: Questions & Answers

    This is kind of like the tree falling in the forest question. Do colors exist if nobody is there to see them? Also, Please accept my apology, but I think Newton would be asking similar questions. It's not contempt at all. It's an effort to understand things that are nearly(?) incomprehensible...
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    Composition of Light: Questions & Answers

    Isn't this still being debated though? Isn't that what string theory is about; the idea that matter is made of vibrations (ie. sound and light)? If true, doesn't that also imply that the interaction with matter isn't so much of an interaction but the changing of state of energy from a...
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    Composition of Light: Questions & Answers

    Thanks for the information. I'll have to see what the University bookstore has, or order something, or go back to school. We'll see. Just for kicks, the question that I was thinking about that began this was this: What was the order of colors that came about at the creation of the...
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    Composition of Light: Questions & Answers

    To clarify, I'm imagining the photon traveling in a wave pattern (like a sine wave). Maybe that is the issue?
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    Composition of Light: Questions & Answers

    My official training in physics is basic first year collegiate physics (Big10). I come from a philosophy background and started this research in relation to aesthetics and color. The part about the standard speed of EM waves is kind of where the question lies. Basically, is what we call "the...
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    Composition of Light: Questions & Answers

    Hi sophiecentaur, I've read that page as well and have done some basic googling to little avail. If you can recommend an A level text, I'd consider the purchase (and honestly, prefer it so the researchers can get paid!). But, I have not been able to find anything that directly addresses these...
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    Composition of Light: Questions & Answers

    Hi everyone, I have a few questions about the composition of light: First, what is it? Is white light the result of all color wavelengths present in an area? Second, if so, then why is there no interference in waves of light (or is there)? Third, if photons all travel at the same speed, then...
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