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Questions related to the perception and measurement of light (primarily in the visible range), its mathematical description, the reproduction of colors by different means, color combinations, etc. Please use the tag [electromagnetic-radiation] if you want to refer to the general form of light.

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Why we do not consider trajectories for photons/lightlike curves/radiation? I am having a te...

Lately I have asked a question about the trajectory of photons and almost everyone told me that I shouldn't talk about trajectories. Also people talked about photons, lightlike curves, light, radiatio …
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Why is air transparent? [duplicate]

I made a rough calculation (probably having made a miscalculation though) following here and here to find out the number of air molecules in 1 cubic centimetre of air. The first website says there a …
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If light is affected by gravity, does that mean gravity affects electrical&magnetic fields too?

Since we observed that masses indeed bend the light, and since we consider light to be composed of electrical and magnetic fields, does that mean a single point charge will result with bent electrical …
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How to calculate photons/light trajectory under gravity

I'm aware many questions are out there asking similar questions about photons and gravity and I got the basic concept by searching through them. I will just call it light although it may not be the mo …
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