Re: How long is a photon?




d...@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> If an atom emitted a photon (a burst of light energy) for 186,000th
of
> a second - would the photon be one mile long? If it lasted for just
1/2
> a second the photon would be 93,000 miles long. Do you think the
length
> of the photon has some bearing on the slit experiments that says a
> photon can be in 2 places at the same time.
>
> Don Hamilton
> http://novan.com/


I am sure this made sense in your head.

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