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| Feb 12, 2019 at 10:36 | comment | added | flippiefanus | For just one such atom the direction of emission is random. However, in a reflective surface there would be a superposition of photons emitted from multiple atom. The resulting interference would then determine the direction in accordance with the laws of reflection. | |
| Feb 12, 2019 at 10:04 | comment | added | uKER | I was thinking an electron bound to an atom that takes part in a reflective surface. Who is it that considers the photon's angle of incidence relative to the surface, to decide in which direction to emit the photon? | |
| Sep 15, 2018 at 11:43 | history | answered | flippiefanus | CC BY-SA 4.0 |