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If light is a wave why can't you see it if you are at right angles to it's movement?
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∙ 15y ago
You mean that we shouldn't be able to see the light if we stand at right angle to its movement? Well, this happens with laser rays. For the non-laser light it does not happen for two reasons. First, if the source of light emits light all over the space, and you are in that space, then there is no room for you to stand in order to be at right angle to its movement. Second, even if the source of light does not emit light all over the space, and you stand at right angle to its movement, the light scatters in the air, and it comes into our eyes.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoFrom Quantum Theory, you need to explain this as a particle and a wave.
The double slit experiment proved this, if the photons moved in straight lines, they would cross each other and keep on going. if it were a wave, the point of intersection would cancel each other out, and that's just what happened.
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