potoooooooo 🥔@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days agoLiterally exactly how it works, too.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square89linkfedilinkarrow-up1558arrow-down149
arrow-up1509arrow-down1imageLiterally exactly how it works, too.lemmy.worldpotoooooooo 🥔@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square89linkfedilink
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·13 hours 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.