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here it goes
you know how from the origin of a light wave in space
i.e a star
when the waves of light travel outwards, the radius of that wave increases right?
dosen't that mean that the wave loses energy at those infinite points along the wave as the circumference of that wave increases?
i'll try draw a quick picture in paint,
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/3512/sunpic.jpg
because the way i see it,
take a photon on the outer edge of the wave, it expands right? to get the radius to increase? so dosen't it lose energy?
so wouldn't that mean that the star light we see is actually more dim?
i think this is the same for all waves,
would someone please explain to me why I'm wrong?
I'm not really sure how to explain it, but I've had this idea in my head ever since i finished college and started Uni
you know how from the origin of a light wave in space
i.e a star
when the waves of light travel outwards, the radius of that wave increases right?
dosen't that mean that the wave loses energy at those infinite points along the wave as the circumference of that wave increases?
i'll try draw a quick picture in paint,
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/3512/sunpic.jpg
because the way i see it,
take a photon on the outer edge of the wave, it expands right? to get the radius to increase? so dosen't it lose energy?
so wouldn't that mean that the star light we see is actually more dim?
i think this is the same for all waves,
would someone please explain to me why I'm wrong?
I'm not really sure how to explain it, but I've had this idea in my head ever since i finished college and started Uni
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