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Experimental suggestions for size and shape of single optical photon (wavepacket)?
Optical photon is an electromagnetic wave produced e.g. during deexcitation of an atom, carrying energy, momentum and angular momentum difference.
So how is this electromagnetic energy distributed in ...
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Does reflection preserve wavelength?
If a photon at a certain wavelength gets reflected on a surface, does the reflected photon have exactly the same wavelength? If not, what is the distribution of its wavelength?
I know about up- and ...
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