I appreciate the answer, The Dagda, this of course leads to more questions and I'll follow the lead where it leads, I suppose. :smile: Thank you for your time!
I am no expert but "Physics Curious" I came here looking for the reverse of this question. Does light have any effect on sound? More to the point, can light either speed up sound and/or -- forgive me, I don't know how to ask this properly-- provide a smoother surface for sound waves to more...