Re: What is a photon

From	Jim Pennino <jimp@gonzo.specsol.net>
Newsgroups	sci.physics, sci.math, sci.physics.relativity
Subject	Re: What is a photon
Followup-To	sci.physics
Date	2025-06-11 05:24 -0700
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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In sci.physics Bertitaylor <bertietaylor@myyahoo.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Jun 2025 0:38:01 +0000, Jim Pennino wrote:
> 
>> In sci.physics Bertitaylor <bertietaylor@myyahoo.com> wrote:
>>> On Mon, 2 Jun 2025 21:36:17 +0000, Chris M. Thomasson wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 6/2/2025 3:52 AM, rhertz wrote:
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>> Afaict, think of a photon traveling along a field line at the speed of
>>>> light in space,
>>>
>>> The photon or brief electromagnetic pulse spreads out as per inverse
>>> square law. Photons in phase are lasers.
>>
>> Nope, bunches of photons spread out per the inverse square law and many
>> devices produce photons in phase.
> 
> Idiot, particles don't split up smoothly and infinitely in all
> directions and how on earth can particles have interference patterns.

No one said that, crackpot.

Since particles don't generally split, individuals don't follow the inverse
square law, only bunches do, crackpot.

-- 
penninojim@yahoo.com

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What is a photon bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (bertitaylor) - 2025-06-01 10:03 +0000
  Re: What is a photon "Paul B. Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2025-06-01 12:46 +0200
    Re: What is a photon Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2025-06-01 12:51 +0200
      Re: What is a photon "Paul B. Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2025-06-01 14:08 +0200
        Re: What is a photon Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2025-06-01 14:35 +0200
    Re: What is a photon Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2025-06-01 13:29 +0200
      Re: What is a photon bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (Bertietaylor) - 2025-06-02 03:16 +0000
        Re: What is a photon Jim Pennino <jimp@gonzo.specsol.net> - 2025-06-01 20:45 -0700
          Re: What is a photon Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2025-06-02 06:39 +0200
          Re: What is a photon Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2025-06-02 06:43 +0200
          Re: What is a photon Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2025-06-02 06:52 +0200
        Re: What is a photon "Paul.B.Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2025-06-03 13:22 +0200
          Re: What is a photon hertz778@gmail.com (rhertz) - 2025-06-03 11:48 +0000
            Re: What is a photon "Paul.B.Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2025-06-04 15:10 +0200
              Re: What is a photon Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2025-06-04 15:37 +0200
              Re: What is a photon hertz778@gmail.com (rhertz) - 2025-06-04 15:45 +0000
                Re: What is a photon x <x@x.org> - 2025-06-04 12:22 -0700
                Re: What is a photon bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (Bertitaylor) - 2025-06-05 23:29 +0000
                Re: What is a photon Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2025-06-06 05:33 +0000
                Re: What is a photon Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2025-06-06 08:20 +0200
                Re: What is a photon bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (Bertitaylor) - 2025-06-06 07:29 +0000
                Re: What is a photon nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2025-06-06 10:36 +0200
                Re: What is a photon bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (Bertitaylor) - 2025-06-06 09:22 +0000
                Re: What is a photon Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2025-06-06 11:31 +0200
                Re: What is a photon Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2025-06-06 11:37 +0200
                Re: What is a photon Ross Finlayson <ross.a.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2025-06-12 21:58 -0700
                Re: What is a photon Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2025-06-13 13:43 +0200
                Re: What is a photon Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2025-06-13 14:23 +0200
                Re: What is a photon bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (Bertitaylor) - 2025-06-13 11:49 +0000
          Re: What is a photon Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2025-06-03 14:52 +0200
            Re: What is a photon Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2025-06-03 15:31 +0200
              Re: What is a photon nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2025-06-03 21:22 +0200
                Re: What is a photon Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2025-06-03 22:11 +0200
          Re: What is a photon bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (Bertitaylor) - 2025-06-04 08:39 +0000
            Re: What is a photon "Paul.B.Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2025-06-04 14:32 +0200
              Re: What is a photon x <x@x.org> - 2025-06-04 11:50 -0700
                Re: What is a photon Jim Pennino <jimp@gonzo.specsol.net> - 2025-06-04 12:12 -0700
                Re: What is a photon Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2025-06-04 21:18 +0200
                Re: What is a photon bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (Bertitaylor) - 2025-06-11 13:41 +0000
                Re: What is a photon "Paul.B.Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2025-06-13 19:50 +0200
                Re: What is a photon bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (Bertitaylor) - 2025-06-14 09:47 +0000
                Re: What is a photon "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2025-06-14 13:21 -0700
                Re: What is a photon bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (Bertitaylor) - 2025-06-14 22:12 +0000
                Re: What is a photon Jim Pennino <jimp@gonzo.specsol.net> - 2025-06-14 15:27 -0700
                Re: What is a photon "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2025-06-15 12:36 -0700
              Re: What is a photon bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (bertitaylor) - 2025-06-05 11:51 +0000
                Re: What is a photon bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (Bertitaylor) - 2025-06-05 23:24 +0000
                Re: What is a photon "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2025-06-06 12:40 -0700
                Re: What is a photon bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (Bertitaylor) - 2025-06-06 22:51 +0000
                Re: What is a photon "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2025-06-12 12:42 -0700
                Re: What is a photon bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (Bertitaylor) - 2025-06-12 21:21 +0000
                Re: What is a photon Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2025-06-09 06:46 +0200
                Re: What is a photon bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (Bertitaylor) - 2025-06-09 05:33 +0000
                Re: What is a photon bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (Bertitaylor) - 2025-06-09 07:50 +0000
                Re: What is a photon Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2025-06-11 07:30 +0200
                Re: What is a photon nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2025-06-11 11:35 +0200
                Re: What is a photon Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2025-06-12 06:12 +0200
                Re: What is a photon nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2025-06-12 13:18 +0200
                Re: What is a photon bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (Bertitaylor) - 2025-06-12 14:22 +0000
                Re: What is a photon "Paul B. Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2025-06-12 21:38 +0200
                Re: What is a photon Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2025-06-13 09:55 +0200
                Re: What is a photon "Paul.B.Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2025-06-14 11:33 +0200
                Re: What is a photon Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2025-06-15 10:35 +0200
                Re: What is a photon "Paul.B.Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2025-06-15 14:56 +0200
                Re: What is a photon Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2025-06-15 15:14 +0200
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                Re: What is a photon Python <jp@python.invalid> - 2025-06-13 18:52 +0000
                Re: What is a photon Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2025-06-14 09:07 +0200
                Re: What is a photon "Paul.B.Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2025-06-14 11:09 +0200
                Re: What is a photon Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2025-06-15 10:14 +0200
                Re: What is a photon "Paul.B.Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2025-06-15 15:13 +0200
                Re: What is a photon Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2025-06-13 13:25 +0200
                Re: What is a photon bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (Bertitaylor) - 2025-06-12 02:01 +0000
                Re: What is a photon Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2025-06-12 06:29 +0200
                Re: What is a photon bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (Bertitaylor) - 2025-06-12 11:05 +0000
                Re: What is a photon Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2025-06-13 09:45 +0200
                Re: What is a photon bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (Bertitaylor) - 2025-06-15 03:19 +0000
                Re: What is a photon "Paul.B.Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2025-06-10 20:59 +0200
                Re: What is a photon bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (Bertitaylor) - 2025-06-10 22:11 +0000
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                Re: What is a photon bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (Bertitaylor) - 2025-06-11 04:27 +0000
                Re: What is a photon "Paul.B.Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2025-06-11 20:50 +0200
                Re: What is a photon "Paul B. Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2025-06-11 21:43 +0200
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                Re: What is a photon bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (Bertitaylor) - 2025-06-05 22:19 +0000
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        Re: What is a photon Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2025-06-03 10:45 +0000
          Re: What is a photon nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2025-06-03 14:30 +0200
            Re: What is a photon Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2025-06-04 05:23 +0000
      Re: What is a photon bertietaylor@myyahoo.com (Bertitaylor) - 2025-06-03 04:27 +0000
        Re: What is a photon Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2025-06-03 10:45 +0000
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