Different ways of looking at light
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 4:26 pm
Light can be described as behaving like a wave or a photon.
When it is described as a wave, it can be said that increasing the intensity of the light increases the amplitude of the wave.
When it is described as a photon, it can be said that increasing the intensity of the light increases the number of photons.
Does this mean that the amplitude of the wave model of light corresponds to the number of photons of light?
When it is described as a wave, it can be said that increasing the intensity of the light increases the amplitude of the wave.
When it is described as a photon, it can be said that increasing the intensity of the light increases the number of photons.
Does this mean that the amplitude of the wave model of light corresponds to the number of photons of light?