Experiment resolves century-old optics mystery

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Bericht 11-01-'09, 10:08

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Experiment resolves century-old optics mystery

Since the early 20th Century physicists have known that light carries momentum, but the way this momentum changes as light passes through different media is much less clear. Two rival theories of the time predicted precisely the opposite effect for light incident on a dielectric: one suggesting it pushes the surface in the direction light is travelling; the other suggesting it drags the surface backwards towards the source of light. After 100 years of conflicting experimental results, a team of experimentalists from China believe they have finally found a resolution.


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Bericht 08-08-'09, 23:58

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Re: Experiment resolves century-old optics mystery

Verschillende sites die dit artikel voerden zijn op dit moment uit de lucht, ik heb het wel teruggevonden op http://www.paraboloid.com/blog/page/3
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