Light is a phenomenon that is known in many different interpretations.
Note: this chapter has the same base as discussed under Intro Particle Physics, but with additional remarks.,
Light is a crucial phenomenon that enables human observers to perceive and share visual impressions of objects in the surrounding world.
The act of seeing results from the interaction of photons within our eyes. As humans, we are able to perceive objects because we can combine numerous of these interactions to form an impression of a particular object, which we can then recognize and remember. We can share these impressions with others and collectively come to conclusions about the attributes of the object being observed.
This research will focus on the fundamental properties of photon manifestations. It frequently discusses the fundamental physics of visible light because it plays a central role in the work being described. The source and interference characteristics of visible light are integral to the new ideas and models outlined in The Dutch Paradigm.
What is important to emphasize in this section is:
1.Light has both particle and wave characteristics
This duality showed up in the double slit experiment of Thomas Young.
The particle characteristic implies that light can manifest its existence in the form of a quant of energy. A beam of light is a stream of photons and that if the beam has a frequency f, then each photon has a free quant of energy equal to hf available for interference with other particles.
Additional remark: The ‘particle’ element of the particle/wave duality directly relates to the events in the early universe during period 2. In that period, the outburst of free electric energy was linked to the particle photon.
2. The wave characteristic shows wave interference
3. Light as a wave is an electromagnetic phenomenon
4. Light spans a frequency band that ranges from long radio waves up to gamma rays
5. Light as we know it travels in a straight line
6. Light is traveling at the speed of light
Additional remark: Free, uncompensated electric energy that can be modified by interference into other types of manifestations, such as ‘mass,’ will forever be the source for modifying reality as perceived by the human observer.
The understanding of the very nature of light is still unclear within mainstream science despite the massive amounts of research available for each of these subjects. Nonetheless, we have proven to be very inventive in utilizing the properties of light for practical applications.