RE: virus: Re : The Speed of Light

Schneider John (JSCHNEID@hanoverdirect.com)
Tue, 19 Nov 1996 04:58:33 -0500


Hakeeb wrote:
> > The speed of light is variable at the Quantum Level. It
> > will average out to "c", but is not required to always
> > equal "c".
>
> I'm no physicist but...
>
> Isn't there a minimum wavelength for light such that even one
> cycle is bigger that an atom?

(I think you mean maximum wavelength, minimum frequency?) Since
photons may be emitted for a variety of reasons (like an electron
jumping from one shell to another), the number of possible wave-
lengths should vary greatly. It seems conceivable that infini-
tesimal transitions could take place between nearly-identical
states in a big atom, releasing super-low energy photons of
gigantic wavelength, low frequency.

- JPSchneider
- jschneid@hanoverdirect.com