How Does Light Become Polarized by Reflection?

Fadi A.Saif
Messages
6
Reaction score
0
Hello every body;
I am having a problem understanding how light is polarized by reflection, what happens during the process, and why is it polarized at a particular angle "Angle of Polarization". Can you please help me with this problem? I'll be thankful.
 
Physics news on Phys.org

Thread 'Schrödinger equation and classical wave equation'

Not an expert in QM. AFAIK, Schrödinger's equation is quite different from the classical wave equation. The former is an equation for the dynamics of the state of a (quantum?) system, the latter is an equation for the dynamics of a (classical) degree of freedom. As a matter of fact, Schrödinger's equation is first order in time derivatives, while the classical wave equation is second order. But, AFAIK, Schrödinger's equation is a wave equation; only its interpretation makes it non-classical...
View full post »

Thread 'Quantum Entanglement is a Kinematic Fact, not a Dynamical Effect'

Insights auto threads is broken atm, so I'm manually creating these for new Insight articles. Towards the end of the first lecture for the Qiskit Global Summer School 2025, Foundations of Quantum Mechanics, Olivia Lanes (Global Lead, Content and Education IBM) stated... Source: https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/quantum-entanglement-is-a-kinematic-fact-not-a-dynamical-effect/ by @RUTA
View full post »

Thread 'Is Maxwell's electromagnetism an effective (field) theory?'

Is it possible, and fruitful, to use certain conceptual and technical tools from effective field theory (coarse-graining/integrating-out, power-counting, matching, RG) to think about the relationship between the fundamental (quantum) and the emergent (classical), both to account for the quasi-autonomy of the classical level and to quantify residual quantum corrections? By “emergent,” I mean the following: after integrating out fast/irrelevant quantum degrees of freedom (high-energy modes...
View full post »

Similar threads

B Why do photon polarization experiments show similar outcomes in different situations?
Replies
11
Views
2K
I A question about density matricies
Replies
7
Views
439
I What happens when circular polarization meets a diagonal polarizer?
Replies
20
Views
3K
I Is Calcite a parallel to the Stern-Gerlach experiment?
Replies
43
Views
3K
A Polarization in a 3 level system
Replies
0
Views
1K
I Polarization of light and probability
Replies
17
Views
3K
I Is this a valid quantum Cheshire cat?
Replies
13
Views
2K
A CHSH Bell inequality derivation
Replies
4
Views
2K
I Do Two Photons in a Radiative Cascade Exhibit Directional Correlation?
Replies
14
Views
2K
A Photon Spin and Polarization filters
Replies
5
Views
3K

Hot Threads

Recent Insights

Back
Top