Hi all - thank you for this forum - it's proving very helpful:
Am I correct in thinking that if we measure a period of time that light travels, that in the case of red vs blue light:
1) Both will travel at the same speed in a vacuum?
2) More blue photons will arrive than red (given the higher frequency and smaller wave length of blue)?
3) Since each blue photon has more energy as well (E=hf), we will see more more energy per photon too?
4) So if we think of photons as buses, and 1 red bus =10 blue buses in length, then we might have 10 blue buses arrive in the same time that 1 red bus arrives, AND each blue bus has more energy than the red bus?
5) Finally if #2 is correct, and more blue photons have arrived, would we say more blue light has arrived?
Cheers - I realize the bus analogy probably has more flaws than I realize at this early stage in my studies but please bear with it if possible...
Am I correct in thinking that if we measure a period of time that light travels, that in the case of red vs blue light:
1) Both will travel at the same speed in a vacuum?
2) More blue photons will arrive than red (given the higher frequency and smaller wave length of blue)?
3) Since each blue photon has more energy as well (E=hf), we will see more more energy per photon too?
4) So if we think of photons as buses, and 1 red bus =10 blue buses in length, then we might have 10 blue buses arrive in the same time that 1 red bus arrives, AND each blue bus has more energy than the red bus?
5) Finally if #2 is correct, and more blue photons have arrived, would we say more blue light has arrived?
Cheers - I realize the bus analogy probably has more flaws than I realize at this early stage in my studies but please bear with it if possible...