Re: Single Photon Data Types

From: Alan <alan_at_erols.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:49:22 -0400
Message-ID: <bgba92$mcp7u$1_at_ID-114862.news.uni-berlin.de>


I think you guys are using the word, "type" differently. At least I hope so... :)

"Dave Ulmer" <daveulmer_at_ccwebster.net> wrote in message news:bg9s2c$m8tko$1_at_ID-186663.news.uni-berlin.de...
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> "Bob Badour" <bbadour_at_golden.net> wrote in message
> news:59%Va.1478$Jk1.267424897_at_mantis.golden.net...
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> > No, I am saying that type is one property of photon or of any other
value,
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> What is the type of a photon?
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> > and photon's type is neither energy nor frequency nor direction nor
> > polarization.
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> Then what is it?
>
> While all of those are properties of photons, none of them is
> > the type.
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> What is the type? Are there different types of photons?
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> To me photons are objects with many properties of different types.
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> From what you say it seems you imply there can be different types of
photons
> all with the same properties. Is this true?
>
> Dave...
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Received on Thu Jul 31 2003 - 16:49:22 CEST

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