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I almost feel embarrassed to ask this. I've always understood it to be that the higher the frequency, the higher the energy (at least from what I've been taught). However, something has always bugged me: why then, when a medium is involved, are the lower frequencies the ones that make it...

First off, thanks for all the replies So the energy still comes from the momentum of the photon, just as it would from a body of mass (even though massless)? I can understand it at face value, I'm just having trouble "picturing" the actual energy transfer, but maybe it's something the will...

I'm currently self-studying quantum mechanics and instead of starting a new thread every time I have a new question I figure I'd just make one thread dedicated to all of them. I'm going over the Photoelectric Effect. The way I understand it is when light is shone on a metallic surface, the...

Hi everyone! I actually created this account a while ago but I don't think I ever used it, but now I have a reason. I'm currently in my 3rd year of Mechanical Engineering and a wannabe physicist. I've always loved physics but only really explored it (other than the classes I take/took) on a...

Ben - Thanks for the reply "A good thing to ponder is where you might like to find yourself after graduation. Do you want to work in a national lab? A university? A think tank? A corporation?" If I had to sum up what my dream job would be it would be testing out and discovering new...

Here's my current story: I'm at CC right now double majoring in Physics and Engineering Science. When I transfer (Rutgers) I will continue to Mechanical Engineering and plan to continue Physics as a minor. I am highly interested in Mech. Engineering and I love physics, I would major in...