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Gert Baars
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 6:23 am
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The surface of a mirror usually
is metal plated. How does the
surface reflect (bounce back)
a photon. If the photon bounces back
it (de) accelerates from +c to -c
(inverted direction). Then how
large is it's acceleration ?
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Autymn D. C.
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:57 am
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On Jun 2, 4:23 am, Gert Baars <g.baar...@chello.nl> wrote:
Quote:
The surface of a mirror usually
is metal plated. How does the
surface reflect (bounce back)
a photon. If the photon bounces back
it (de) accelerates from +c to -c
(inverted direction). Then how
large is it's acceleration ?
large = broad; broad -> great

its acceleration?

It becomes potential. The resident time hangs on the material's
refractive index:

http://groups.google.com/group/sci.physics.electromag/browse_frm/thread/90c04a84524dd387/9a565c5eab588961
http://google.com/groups?q=refractive-index+OR+index-of-refraction+in-metal+OR+in-a-metal+OR+for-metal+OR+for-a-metal

Which hangs on the elèctronic transition.

http://madsci.org/posts/archives/2004-04/1082128751.Ph.r.html
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