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Clearly light bounces off of things, going really really fast. I'm curious to understand how light interacts with matter in order to bounce without:

1. Applying force to the object

2. Losing speed

So my questions parts, in the interest of the one fiven in the title are:

1. What makes photons move through space and interact with matter the way that they do, down at the core level?

2. What might happen to a photon if we squeezed one into a photon-sized container and stopped it from even vibrating, for example?

3. What would speed it back up?

4. Furthermore, would the speed increase back to light-speed over time, or would the speed be achieved instantly?

These sub-questions are all part of the same general question as stated:

Why does light not slow down?

Clearly light bounces off of things, going really really fast. I'm curious to understand how light interacts with matter in order to bounce without:

1. Applying force to the object

2. Losing speed

So my questions parts, in the interest of the one given in the title are:

1. What makes photons move through space and interact with matter the way that they do, down at the core level?

2. What might happen to a photon if we squeezed one into a photon-sized container and stopped it from even vibrating, for example?

3. What would speed it back up?

4. Furthermore, would the speed increase back to light-speed over time, or would the speed be achieved instantly?

These sub-questions are all part of the same general question as stated:

Why does light not slow down?

Clearly light bounces off of things, going really really fast. I'm curious to understand how light interacts with matter in order to bounce without:

1. Applying force to the object

2. Losing speed

So my questions are:

1. What makes photons move through space and interact with matter the way that they do, down at the core level?

2. What might happen to a photon if we squeezed one into a photon-sized container and stopped it from even vibrating, for example?

3. What would speed it back up?

4. Furthermore, would the speed increase back to light-speed over time, or would the speed be achieved instantly?

Clearly light bounces off of things, going really really fast. I'm curious to understand how light interacts with matter in order to bounce without:

1. Applying force to the object

2. Losing speed

So my questions parts, in the interest of the one fiven in the title are:

1. What makes photons move through space and interact with matter the way that they do, down at the core level?

2. What might happen to a photon if we squeezed one into a photon-sized container and stopped it from even vibrating, for example?

3. What would speed it back up?

4. Furthermore, would the speed increase back to light-speed over time, or would the speed be achieved instantly?

These sub-questions are all part of the same general question as stated:

Why does light not slow down?

Clearly light bounces off of things, going really really fast. I'm curious to understand how light interacts with matter in order to bounce without:

1. Applying force to the object

2. Losing speed

So my question is, what makes photons move through space and interact with matter the way that they do, down at the core level?

What might happen to a photon if we squeezed one into a photon-sized container and stopped it from even vibrating, for example?

What would speed it back up? Furthermore, would the speed increase back to light-speed over time, or would the speed be achieved instantly?

Clearly light bounces off of things, going really really fast. I'm curious to understand how light interacts with matter in order to bounce without:

1. Applying force to the object

2. Losing speed

So my questions are:

1. What makes photons move through space and interact with matter the way that they do, down at the core level?

2. What might happen to a photon if we squeezed one into a photon-sized container and stopped it from even vibrating, for example?

3. What would speed it back up?

4. Furthermore, would the speed increase back to light-speed over time, or would the speed be achieved instantly?