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The discussion centers on a graphic from a May 2004 Physics Today article regarding light's orbital angular momentum. Observers note that as the angular momentum quantum number l increases, the "hole" in the beam depicted in the second column enlarges, while the "hole" in the third column appears to remain constant in size. However, measurements indicate that the holes in the third column do actually increase with larger l values. This raises questions about the expected behavior of the holes in relation to the angular momentum. The conversation highlights the complexities of visualizing light's properties in relation to its angular momentum.

May 7, 2017

Spinnor

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Consider a graphic from May 2004 Physics Today article, Light's orbital angular momentum.

Note that for larger l, the "hole" in the beam in the 2nd column gets bigger but the "hole" in the 3rd column basically stays the same size. I would think that both "holes" should grow with increasing l?

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May 11, 2017

Spinnor

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If you measure the holes in the 3rd column they do seem to get bigger.

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