Physicists hope to tie light beams in knots

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Bericht 14-09-'08, 09:50

Wien Ee

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Physicists hope to tie light beams in knots

Usually, light beams shine in a straight line, with the possible exception of light being bent by gravity. But scientists are now investigating how to make light beams into looped and knotted configurations. The possibility for these structured light beams arises from some curious solutions to Maxwell’s equations, which describe the fundamentals of electricity and magnetism.


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Bericht 14-09-'08, 16:25

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Re: Physicists hope to tie light beams in knots

Pakketjes van licht waren al bewezen, nu gaan ze er een strikje omheen doen... :D
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Bericht 14-09-'08, 17:28

Germen

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Pakketjes van licht waren al bewezen, nu gaan ze er een strikje omheen doen... :D
Vlechtwerken van licht zijn al langer bekend. Solitons.
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