@MattW03@lemmy.ca to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agoHe's not wrong.lemmy.caimagemessage-square17arrow-up113
arrow-up113imageHe's not wrong.lemmy.ca@MattW03@lemmy.ca to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agomessage-square17
minus-square@Chrobin@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink0•5 months agoThey would still emit real photons, just reflected ones.
minus-square@cholesterol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•5 months agoStrictly speaking, reflected light isn’t ‘emitted’. A mirror isn’t an emitter of light either.
minus-square@Chrobin@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink0•edit-25 months agoPhotons get absorbed and then re-emitted. I’d argue that counts as emission as it’s one part of the reflection process.
They would still emit real photons, just reflected ones.
Strictly speaking, reflected light isn’t ‘emitted’. A mirror isn’t an emitter of light either.
Photons get absorbed and then re-emitted. I’d argue that counts as emission as it’s one part of the reflection process.
https://imgur.com/gallery/gRk1uZm