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Measurable Wavelengths
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 8:23 pm
by Mark 1D
Does anybody know how long a wavelength must be to be "measurable"?
Re: Measurable Wavelengths
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 8:31 pm
by Rachel-Weisz3C
I believe in lecture, we were told that for the sake of answering questions that ask if there can be measurable wavelike properties the cutoff is at 10^-18 (even though it is extremely small), but in the lab, it would be rare that anyone measures pat 10^-12.
Re: Measurable Wavelengths
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 8:49 pm
by Keshav Bhatnagar 1H
Yes, the cutoff is at 10^-18
Re: Measurable Wavelengths
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 2:13 am
by Maria Solis Disc 1G
Although Dr. Lavelle said the cutoff was 10 ^-18, he specifically said that we wouldnt have to worry about the cutoff since the answers would be obviously small, like 10^-30