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Re: QUANTA

At 09:12 3/7/99 -0500, Dave Abineri wrote:
To rephrase my question of last week:

Does one look any differently at an EM wave generated by the falling of
an electron from one energy level to another OR the EM wave generated in
a radio antenna which, as I understand it, is generated by a continuous
oscillation of electrons in the antenna?

No.


Does the notion of a quantum of energy apply in both cases?

Yes.

... If so, how
does one think of it in the latter case?

The energy associated with a quantum at radio frequencies is very low.
The appreciable energy associated with man made electro magnetic fields
in radio transmissions implies a great number of individual packets,
which share a phase property like that from lasers.

Thanks, Dave Abineri

Brian


brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
Altus OK