Timeline for What "is" energy in sub-atomic particles?
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| Feb 9, 2015 at 19:38 | comment | added | anna v | Wavelength and frequency are by construction related, even in classical waves . lamda=v/f where v is the velocity. You have to measure one of them and then you know the other once the velocity, c for light is known. The individual photon energy can be measured by excitations of atoms, for example, E=h*nu. Interference patterns can give wavelengths. | |
| Feb 9, 2015 at 19:28 | history | protected | Qmechanic♦ | ||
| Feb 9, 2015 at 19:26 | history | edited | Brian2263 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 9, 2015 at 9:42 | history | edited | Qmechanic♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 9, 2015 at 5:49 | answer | added | mmesser314 | timeline score: 0 | |
| Feb 9, 2015 at 5:21 | answer | added | anna v | timeline score: 0 | |
| Feb 9, 2015 at 3:52 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Feb 9, 2015 at 3:37 | comment | added | Brandon Enright | I don't suppose you'll accept a circular answer like "the higher their energy the higher their frequency"? | |
| Feb 9, 2015 at 3:33 | comment | added | dmckee --- ex-moderator kitten | The question of the energy contained in and transferred by light might be easier to encompass first in the classical description. | |
| Feb 9, 2015 at 3:32 | answer | added | Surgical Commander | timeline score: 3 | |
| Feb 9, 2015 at 3:10 | review | First posts | |||
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| Feb 9, 2015 at 3:09 | history | asked | Brian2263 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |