The discussion centers on the interaction of two photons that are 180 degrees out of phase when they encounter a surface. It is established that such a scenario does not produce a resultant electromagnetic wave capable of exerting tension on the surface. The conversation emphasizes that photons, as quantum particles, do not possess a classical phase and that their wave functions interact in complex ways, leading to probabilities of interaction with surfaces rather than deterministic outcomes.
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This does not exist.Taqa said:(in this case the material of the surface is not made up by any other constituent particles)
It doesn't work like that; we're dealing with quantum particles and you can't apply classical notions to them. A photon doesn't have "a phase" because it isn't like a little squiggle - as shown on the Feynman (peace be upon him), in his diagrams. The wave functions, associated with each of the sources of the two photons will combine to make it very unlikely that there will be a photon interaction with 'the screen' or detector at a minimum (calculated in a classical way) and very likely that there will be an interaction at a calculated maximum (or one of the maxima on either side of the central maximum).Taqa said:if I have two photons that are 180 degrees out of phase