potoooooooo 🥔@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoLiterally exactly how it works, too.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square93linkfedilinkarrow-up1595arrow-down150
arrow-up1545arrow-down1imageLiterally exactly how it works, too.lemmy.worldpotoooooooo 🥔@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square93linkfedilink
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoYep! The only way to “see” a photon is to actually absorb it. You can’t just detect it as it goes by, it has to be absorbed and reemitted, and that has an effect on it.
Yep! The only way to “see” a photon is to actually absorb it. You can’t just detect it as it goes by, it has to be absorbed and reemitted, and that has an effect on it.