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- I want to learn if the speed of one photon in a transparent medium is c/n or not and, of course, why.
We know from double-slit experiments that singular photons behave like waves, so I expect that one photon would undergo refraction when entering, with an angle different than 90 degree, into water, glass or other transparent material. Is that true?
If the refraction occurs, than the speed of singular photons though the transparent material is c/n? If this is true, how it is explained? I ask this because the explanation from wikipedia with the charges in the material "shaken" back and forth and radiating their own electromagnetic wave doesn't sound right. I don't see how from one photon you can obtain more (their own electromagnetic wave). If it is correct, we may use it to produce energy![Smile :smile: :smile:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
So, what is the speed of one photon through a transparent medium and why?
If the refraction occurs, than the speed of singular photons though the transparent material is c/n? If this is true, how it is explained? I ask this because the explanation from wikipedia with the charges in the material "shaken" back and forth and radiating their own electromagnetic wave doesn't sound right. I don't see how from one photon you can obtain more (their own electromagnetic wave). If it is correct, we may use it to produce energy
So, what is the speed of one photon through a transparent medium and why?