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Yeah, it's weird to me that an atomic transition can create something with a wavelength so much longer than the atomic radius. (Yeah, I know that it's a really
by AnimalMuppet 2y ago
Yeah, it's weird to me that an atomic transition can create something with a wavelength so much longer than the atomic radius.
(Yeah, I know that it's a really low-energy transition, and I know about the relationship between energy and wavelength. But the net result I still find highly counter-intuitive.)
- strongpigeon 2y agoWhat helps me is thinking of it in term of period instead given that the wavelength is the spatial propagation of a change in field. It’s big, but that’s because C is high.
- jpmattia 2y ago> Yeah, it's weird to me that an atomic transition can create something with a wavelength so much longer than the atomic radius. Then it will be even weirder during an MRI: The protons in your body produce a wavelength that can be of order 1-10 meters.
- arthurcolle 2y agoSegmentation fault! Core dumped