Re: Single Photon Data Types

"Alan" <alan_at_erols.com> wrote in message news: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... :)

Given that Dave uses the word 'understanding' in such a way as to exclude Archimedes' "Eureka" moment and to include a pseudorandom number generator, I have no doubt that we use all words differently. I use the english meaning of english words, and Dave makes up his own meanings.

Dave and Neo should get along fine.

> "Dave Ulmer" <daveulmer_at_ccwebster.net> wrote in message
> news:bg9s2c$m8tko$1_at_ID-186663.news.uni-berlin.de...
> >
> > "Bob Badour" <bbadour_at_golden.net> wrote in message
> > news:59%Va.1478$Jk1.267424897_at_mantis.golden.net...
> >
> > > No, I am saying that type is one property of photon or of any other
> value,
> >
> > What is the type of a photon?
> >
> > > and photon's type is neither energy nor frequency nor direction nor
> > > polarization.
> >
> > Then what is it?
> >
> > While all of those are properties of photons, none of them is
> > > the type.
> >
> > What is the type? Are there different types of photons?
> >
> > To me photons are objects with many properties of different types.
> >
> > 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 - 18:11:55 CEST