[General] Light from Light reflection

David Mathes davidmathes8 at yahoo.com
Sat Aug 15 18:03:48 PDT 2015


John
>The angular momentum can never mask the linear momentum that must be conserved.  
>Similarly, it is possible to ignore linear momentum transfer when discussing angular momentum transfer.

I have difficulty with these statements
The good news is that they may be the basis for a near future paper. Thank you.
David
 
      From: John Macken <john at macken.com>
 To: Nature of Light and Particles <general at lists.natureoflightandparticles.org> 
 Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2015 5:17 PM
 Subject: Re: [General] Light from Light reflection
   
<!--#yiv1917648350 _filtered #yiv1917648350 {font-family:Helvetica;panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {font-family:"Cambria Math";panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {font-family:"Segoe UI";panose-1:2 11 5 2 4 2 4 2 2 3;}#yiv1917648350 #yiv1917648350 p.yiv1917648350MsoNormal, #yiv1917648350 li.yiv1917648350MsoNormal, #yiv1917648350 div.yiv1917648350MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;}#yiv1917648350 a:link, #yiv1917648350 span.yiv1917648350MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv1917648350 a:visited, #yiv1917648350 span.yiv1917648350MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv1917648350 p.yiv1917648350MsoListParagraph, #yiv1917648350 li.yiv1917648350MsoListParagraph, #yiv1917648350 div.yiv1917648350MsoListParagraph {margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;}#yiv1917648350 p.yiv1917648350msonormal, #yiv1917648350 li.yiv1917648350msonormal, #yiv1917648350 div.yiv1917648350msonormal {margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;}#yiv1917648350 p.yiv1917648350msochpdefault, #yiv1917648350 li.yiv1917648350msochpdefault, #yiv1917648350 div.yiv1917648350msochpdefault {margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;}#yiv1917648350 p.yiv1917648350msonormal1, #yiv1917648350 li.yiv1917648350msonormal1, #yiv1917648350 div.yiv1917648350msonormal1 {margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;}#yiv1917648350 p.yiv1917648350msochpdefault1, #yiv1917648350 li.yiv1917648350msochpdefault1, #yiv1917648350 div.yiv1917648350msochpdefault1 {margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;}#yiv1917648350 p.yiv1917648350msonormal2, #yiv1917648350 li.yiv1917648350msonormal2, #yiv1917648350 div.yiv1917648350msonormal2 {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;}#yiv1917648350 p.yiv1917648350msonormal3, #yiv1917648350 li.yiv1917648350msonormal3, #yiv1917648350 div.yiv1917648350msonormal3 {margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;}#yiv1917648350 p.yiv1917648350msochpdefault2, #yiv1917648350 li.yiv1917648350msochpdefault2, #yiv1917648350 div.yiv1917648350msochpdefault2 {margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;}#yiv1917648350 p.yiv1917648350msonormal11, #yiv1917648350 li.yiv1917648350msonormal11, #yiv1917648350 div.yiv1917648350msonormal11 {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;}#yiv1917648350 p.yiv1917648350msochpdefault11, #yiv1917648350 li.yiv1917648350msochpdefault11, #yiv1917648350 div.yiv1917648350msochpdefault11 {margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;}#yiv1917648350 span.yiv1917648350msohyperlink {}#yiv1917648350 span.yiv1917648350msohyperlinkfollowed {}#yiv1917648350 span.yiv1917648350msohyperlink1 {}#yiv1917648350 span.yiv1917648350msohyperlinkfollowed1 {}#yiv1917648350 span.yiv1917648350emailstyle181 {}#yiv1917648350 span.yiv1917648350emailstyle27 {}#yiv1917648350 span.yiv1917648350msohyperlink2 {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv1917648350 span.yiv1917648350msohyperlinkfollowed2 {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv1917648350 span.yiv1917648350msohyperlink11 {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv1917648350 span.yiv1917648350msohyperlinkfollowed11 {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv1917648350 span.yiv1917648350emailstyle1811 {color:blue;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none none;}#yiv1917648350 span.yiv1917648350emailstyle271 {color:blue;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none none;}#yiv1917648350 span.yiv1917648350EmailStyle39 {font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;color:blue;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none none;}#yiv1917648350 .yiv1917648350MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}#yiv1917648350 div.yiv1917648350WordSection1 {}#yiv1917648350 _filtered #yiv1917648350 {} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {} _filtered #yiv1917648350 {}#yiv1917648350 ol {margin-bottom:0in;}#yiv1917648350 ul {margin-bottom:0in;}-->David and A. F.,  First I will answer David.  You say that “conservation of momentum needs to be conserved both externally and internally”.  It appears as if you are referring to angular momentum when you say “internally”. I agree that both types of momentum must be conserved and they are independent of each other. When discussing the linear momentum imparted to an atom or microwave antenna, it is possible to ignore angular momentum.  The angular momentum can never mask the linear momentum that must be conserved.  Similarly, it is possible to ignore linear momentum transfer when discussing angular momentum transfer.  A.F. Kracklauer brings up an interesting point that I missed previously. He says, “Isn't it the charges in the laser interacting, not the emitted photons?”  One of the reasons that I partially qualified my previous answer is because there is some interaction between the spherical waves being emitted in the opposite direction to the wave propagation direction and the charges in the atoms.  In a laser oscillator, standing waves are formed because there is propagation in both directions. However, in an laser amplifier the “propagating waves” are only propagating in one direction.  Still any one atom is emitting waves in all directions.  It is the waves with a backwards component that is imparting momentum to the other atoms.  Similarly, the microwave antennas are emitting waves in all directions and it is the backwards propagating components that are imparting momentum to other atoms.  However, this does not destroy the main point. It is the phased emission of spherical waves that results in a small component of the spherical wave coherently adding to the other waves. The intensity is amplitude squared which results in the well-defined laser beam or well-defined microwave beam.  Therefore, in my view this is an example of the interaction of waves.  On a related subject, I do not understand how it is possible to claim that photons only interact with themselves.  When two different laser beams are superimposed in a beam splitter, the output beams are amplitude modulated at the beat frequency between the two laser beams.  I used to work with laser radar systems and this was a daily occurrence.  The two different lasers clearly are generating different photons, yet they interact with each other when they are combined.  Even if the two beams from two lasers  merely overlap with no beam splitter, the beat signal can be seen if a small detector is inserted into the region where the beams overlap.  For greatest signal, the area of a detector must be small enough that it only intercepts one interference fringe.  Another alternative is to mask the detector so that it sees multiple fringes but only sees either the even or odd numbered fringes.  One of my better patents is based on this principle.  Finally, I would like to comment on the transfer of angular momentum (David’s internal momentum).  I once did a calculation where I looked at the torque force that needed to be exerted on a carbon monoxide molecule to transfer the h bar angular momentum at the CO molecule’s fundamental rotational frequency.  I do not remember the exact answer, but the torque momentum that needed to be transferred to the CO molecule to accomplish the angular momentum transfer was about 1,000,000 times greater than the linear momentum transferred if it was assumed that the torque was exerted over the radius of the CO molecule.  It only made sense if you assumed an interaction radius equal to an object that was one wavelength in circumference.  This is the same area as the interaction cross-section that Chandra mentioned for an atom or molecule to absorption of a photon.    I suspect that even linearly polarized photons have a wave structure that carries a specific angular momentum as orbital angular momentum.  It requires a special type of experiment to prove or disprove this contention.    John M.                          From: General [mailto:general-bounces+john=macken.com at lists.natureoflightandparticles.org] On Behalf Of David Mathes
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2015 12:34 PM
To: Nature of Light and Particles - General Discussion <general at lists.natureoflightandparticles.org>
Subject: Re: [General] Light from Light reflection  John  For any particle - mass or massless - conservation of momentum needs to be conserved both externally and internally.   Internal particle absorption of the recoil means one needs to attend to the coupling between internal and external systems to provide a clear picture of linear and angular momentum conservation.  David
From: John Macken <john at macken.com>
To: Nature of Light and Particles <general at lists.natureoflightandparticles.org> 
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2015 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: [General] Light from Light reflection  David, I did not read all the article, but I read enough to conclude that it does not repeal the conservation of momentum.  If a photon is emitted, it is carrying away momentum.  The emitting body must absorb the opposite moment.  If the emitting body is an isolated atom, then the recoiling atom has de Broglie waves with exactly the same wavelength (same momentum) as the emitted photon when observed from the atom’s original frame of reference. However, this is somewhat off the major point which was that the interaction of waves can determine the direction of emission of a photon’s quantized energy.  In my way of looking at this, it is an example of waves interacting.   John M.    From: General [mailto:general-bounces+john=macken.com at lists.natureoflightandparticles.org] On Behalf Of David Mathes
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2015 11:57 AM
To: Nature of Light and Particles - General Discussion <general at lists.natureoflightandparticles.org>
Subject: Re: [General] Light from Light reflection John M The method you propose is classical not in keeping with recent papers on radiation reaction, most notably a relativistic approach as derived by Fearn 2012 (one of Miloni's students now a professor) http://arxiv.org/abs/1212.4469 The 3D amorphous phased array is a great gendanken. 2D phased arrays are well known. However, 3D optical arrays suffer from all sorts of fields, masses and energy transfers as well as dispersion issues. The reason folks like the laser is due in part to the non-linearity effects that can be produced.  Furthermore, any approach may not produce a visible recoil since conservation of momentum needs to be conserved both externally and internally to a particle. Internal particle effects may "absorb" the recoil whether at the atomic or elementary particle level. So one needs to attend to both linear and angular momentum conservation. Add to this is the potential associated with certain models using scalar fields, and one ends up in GR where the speed of light is lower within the amorphous array for whatever reason.  Finally, there is the question of NIH vs interference, especially at light like velocities. Other than that, a great idea! David        
From: John Macken <john at macken.com>
To: Nature of Light and Particles <general at lists.natureoflightandparticles.org> 
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2015 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: [General] Light from Light reflection Hello All, It was great meeting with all of you.   I would like to introduce a different perspective to the discussion of the interaction of light with a thought experiment.  Suppose that we have a billion small microwave antennas randomly distributed in space.  The antennas on average are separated by a distance equal to about 10% of the wavelength that they will emit and the size of each antenna is much smaller than a wavelength.  A billion of these antennas from a “cloud” about 100 wavelengths in diameter.  If each antenna emits randomly, then the total cloud of antennas would emit an incoherent spherical emission pattern.  However, if all antennas emit the same frequency and if the phase is properly controlled, then the emitted radiation can form a beam with a divergence angle of about 0.01 radian.  Furthermore, the beam can be steered to propagate in any direction with proper phase adjustment.  When the emission forms a coherent beam, then the cloud of antennas feels momentum in the opposite direction of the emitted radiation. This momentum would accelerate the cloud of antennas in the recoil direction. The example just given is a simulation of what happens in a laser.  Each atom in the excited state can either emit a photon by spontaneous emission or by stimulated emission.  When stimulated emission occurs, the emission is still generally spherical, but the phase of emission is coordinated so that part of the spherical emission is coherently added to the beam causing the stimulated emission. The spherical emission of a single atom “interacts” with the other waves to form a collimated beam propagating in a particular direction. The force imparted to the emitting atom is random if the emission is spontaneous or in a particular direction if it is stimulated.   In my way of looking at this, this example satisfies a loose definition of interaction of light waves.  I assume that there might be a way of looking at this in which it can be argued that there was no interaction of waves, but this position will require stretching of definitions.   John M.  From: General [mailto:general-bounces+john=macken.com at lists.natureoflightandparticles.org] On Behalf Of David Mathes
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2015 8:58 PM
To: Nature of Light and Particles - General Discussion <general at lists.natureoflightandparticles.org>; Andrew Meulenberg <mules333 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [General] Light from Light reflection Andrew One paper that might be of interest is: arXiv:1205.5897 [pdf]Spin and Orbital Angular Momenta of Light Reflected from a ConeMasud Mansuripur, Armis R. Zakharian, Ewan M. WrightAnother paper is: Fearn 2012 [1212.4469] Radiation Reaction Force on a Particle  David    
   From: Andrew Meulenberg <mules333 at gmail.com>
To: Nature of Light and Particles - General Discussion <general at lists.natureoflightandparticles.org>; Andrew Meulenberg <mules333 at gmail.com> 
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2015 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: [General] Light from Light reflection Forgot the paper.  On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 11:33 PM, Andrew Meulenberg <mules333 at gmail.com> wrote:
Gentlemen,In discussions after Bob Hudgins' presentation on Wednesday, I realized that we had been too close to the problem (and solution) and did not recognize the information gap that existed within the community. The reference was with regards to the nature of light-light interaction. The paper by Dowling (attached) identifies the problem between the NIW school and the light-light interaction school.It is necessary to emphasize and clarify some points.   
   - Dowling proposed that IDENTICAL waves interact. However, 
   - he was unable to PROVE reflection, rather than transmission.
   - Mathematically the results are identical.
   - In Dowling's paper, he demonstrates that even identical components of colliding waves have this property.
   - The difference of the colliding waves always is transmitted, not reflected.
   - Therefore, when added to the identical portion (that is the reflected part), the sum becomes equivalent to a transmitted wave.
   - The paper showed that the differences could be in:
   
   
   - phase
   - amplitude
   - polarity
   - change in frequency
Thus, while Chandra's NIW view is almost always correct, if based on numbers alone, there is a growing field (based on lasers), which proves that interaction of identical light goes beyond Dirac's statement that photons can only interact with themselves. With this new information, it is possible to view ordinary light from a different perspective. "Any identical portions of light beams can (and will) reflect from each other." An example of this can be demonstrated by an introductory-physics  device (Newton's cradle, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momentum#Conservation ). Only if equal numbers of balls are dropped simultaneously will there be reflection of the same number as the input. If unequal numbers are dropped simultaneously, then it would appear that the larger number of balls is transmitted thru the set of balls. No one would say that the balls travel thru the stationary balls. Momentum reflection is the obvious answer in this case - and in the case of light. Had Dowling remembered this demonstration, he would have been able to say with absolute authority that light can reflect from light. The appendix of our paper is a mathematical proof of the null-momentum point in the center of the 'dark' zone for equal waves. This is the wave equivalent of the equal-particle demonstration.My task for the next conference may be to demonstrate how this reflection effect affects the photon structure within the electron.Andrew
  _______________________________________________
If you no longer wish to receive communication from the Nature of Light and Particles General Discussion List at davidmathes8 at yahoo.com
<a href="http://lists.natureoflightandparticles.org/options.cgi/general-natureoflightandparticles.org/davidmathes8%40yahoo.com?unsub=1&unsubconfirm=1">
Click here to unsubscribe
</a> 
 _______________________________________________
If you no longer wish to receive communication from the Nature of Light and Particles General Discussion List at davidmathes8 at yahoo.com
<a href="http://lists.natureoflightandparticles.org/options.cgi/general-natureoflightandparticles.org/davidmathes8%40yahoo.com?unsub=1&unsubconfirm=1">
Click here to unsubscribe
</a> 
  _______________________________________________
If you no longer wish to receive communication from the Nature of Light and Particles General Discussion List at davidmathes8 at yahoo.com
<a href="http://lists.natureoflightandparticles.org/options.cgi/general-natureoflightandparticles.org/davidmathes8%40yahoo.com?unsub=1&unsubconfirm=1">
Click here to unsubscribe
</a>  



_______________________________________________
If you no longer wish to receive communication from the Nature of Light and Particles General Discussion List at davidmathes8 at yahoo.com
<a href="http://lists.natureoflightandparticles.org/options.cgi/general-natureoflightandparticles.org/davidmathes8%40yahoo.com?unsub=1&unsubconfirm=1">
Click here to unsubscribe
</a>


   
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.natureoflightandparticles.org/pipermail/general-natureoflightandparticles.org/attachments/20150816/95fdf8ce/attachment.htm>


More information about the General mailing list