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Actually conduction is radiation at the atomic level. If you bring either point up in a conversation which is understood to be about macroscopic physics though
by only_as_i_fall 5y ago
Actually conduction is radiation at the atomic level. If you bring either point up in a conversation which is understood to be about macroscopic physics though you're really just being an ass.
- swiley 5y agoI thought conduction propagated as phonons rather than photons. But I guess the particle interaction comes from photon exchange, on the other hand the frequencies are different enough I think you can safely call it a different thing (like how UV and AM radio are different.)
- causality0 5y agoThermal conduction is carried out with phonons and free electrons. It has a finite range. It is fundamentally distinct from thermal radiation which is propagated by photons with an infinite range.