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Tim13
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Has there been a previous thread that discusses how light can be slowed?
Thanks,
Tim13
Thanks,
Tim13
Light can be slowed when emitted from a gravitational well. This is not effective for light passing by a gravitational well since it is blue shifted on the way in.
Shooting a laser through super-cooled sodium atoms will slow the light to 34mph.
If something can be slowed, then perhaps it may also be stopped? Perhaps the properties of light (its duality of wave and particle) are reactive based on environmental conditions? Is the particle nature more dominant in super cooled states and hence the light slows? Is the word "dominant" not the right choice?
If something can be slowed, then perhaps it may also be stopped? Perhaps the properties of light (its duality of wave and particle) are reactive based on environmental conditions? Is the particle nature more dominant in super cooled states and hence the light slows? Is the word "dominant" not the right choice?