Timeline for The power of an EM wave is proportional to the amplitude (squared). But also the frequency?
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| Oct 20, 2018 at 19:11 | comment | added | anna v | classical waves have extent , the photons are point particles. the word is not concentrated but more or less intensity. an intense low energy laser beam can carry enough energy as a less intense x-ray beam. How this energy is absorbed by a target is a different story , because it depends on the atomic and molecular structures hit. | |
| Oct 20, 2018 at 19:01 | comment | added | Kurt Hikes | So, a 'concentrated' wave (laser?) of low frequency has the same energy as a less-concentrated wave of x-ray(s)? Think about a bunch of low-frequency waves constructively interfering, versus a single wave/photon of higher frequency?? | |
| S Oct 20, 2018 at 8:22 | history | suggested | Thomas Abshier | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
$\nu$ for frequency instead of $v$
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| Oct 20, 2018 at 4:26 | history | edited | Buzz♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 20, 2018 at 4:09 | history | answered | anna v | CC BY-SA 4.0 |