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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•5 days agoThey would still emit real photons, just reflected ones.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink8•5 days agoStrictly speaking, reflected light isn’t ‘emitted’. A mirror isn’t an emitter of light either.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•edit-25 days agoPhotons get absorbed and then re-emitted. I’d argue that counts as emission as it’s one part of the reflection process.
They would still emit real photons, just reflected ones.
Strictly speaking, reflected light isn’t ‘emitted’. A mirror isn’t an emitter of light either.
Photons get absorbed and then re-emitted. I’d argue that counts as emission as it’s one part of the reflection process.
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