Researchers from the University of Birmingham, UK, have developed an intriguing computer model to understand how light and ...

Does light behave more like a particle, or like a wave? Today we know the surprising answer. Here's why it took so long to get there. From the most distant stars in the sky to the screen in front ...

the "momentum" that is relevant for relative motion of the object with respect to an observer is the "proper momentum", which ...

The first direct visualization of the shape of a photon has been created. These particles of light are impossible to ...

Co-author, Professor Angela Demetriadou, also at the University of Birmingham, said, “The geometry and optical properties of ...

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2A. Angular intensity pattern of light scattered from a single particle, based on Mie theory. Data are shown for three ratios of particle size d and incident wavelength in the medium (x = d/λ').

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