sqljunkey said:According to this link photons can interact with each other through the creation of other particles. My questions are do they have to have the same wavelength to be able to interact with one another? Is there a threshold where they start to interact with each other?
How does Heisenberg allow that? If they have 'exactly' the same wavelength the their relative position it totally uncertain.hilbert2 said:a Lorentz frame where the photon wavelengths are equal
sophiecentaur said:How does Heisenberg allow that? If they have 'exactly' the same wavelength the their relative position it totally uncertain.
Yes, photons of different energies can interact with each other through a process called scattering. This occurs when a photon collides with another particle or photon, causing it to change direction or energy.
No, photons of different energies cannot cancel each other out. This is because photons are quantum particles and do not have a negative charge, so they cannot cancel each other out like waves do.
The energy of a photon affects its interaction with other photons through the process of scattering. Higher energy photons are more likely to scatter off of other particles or photons, while lower energy photons are less likely to interact.
Yes, photons of different energies can pass through each other without interacting. This is because photons do not have a charge and do not experience electromagnetic forces, so they can pass through each other without affecting each other.
There are some exceptions to the interaction of photons with different energies. For example, in certain materials, high energy photons can be absorbed and converted into lower energy photons, or multiple low energy photons can combine to form a higher energy photon.