The use of the term "amplitude" is ambiguous, I know. The amplitude of things (for instance, the observed amplitude of a wave on a scope) is an accumulated voltage, from many electrons. Likewise, a radio or a light wave can have an amplitude associated with it, but that "amplitude" normally refers to the number of photons present in the wave. The more photons there are, the higher the "amplitude" is seen to be, because the detector that measures the amplitude accumulates more voltage with respect to more photons and the subsequent electrons that make up the aggregate voltage. However; in my post I am using the term "amplitude" to show the geometric reality and path of a single photon, which always has the same "amplitude" .
I am not writing this in the correct place, but I did want to thank you for your elegant reply on Kyle's SS today and your comments were no longer there to reply to.
Your explanation using time lapse photography helped me understand a little more - as well as pointing out the limiting factor seems to be the speed of light, or any physical measurement, which is apples and oranges to to the energy of instant.
Or is instant even energy? Perhaps instant is metaphysical (or spiritual)?
You can see I have very limited physics knowledge, but have always thought it one of the most interesting studies.
Do you know much about Bohr's work?
Please don't feel obligated to answer this, but I really did want to thank you for the lovely explanations.
The use of the term "amplitude" is ambiguous, I know. The amplitude of things (for instance, the observed amplitude of a wave on a scope) is an accumulated voltage, from many electrons. Likewise, a radio or a light wave can have an amplitude associated with it, but that "amplitude" normally refers to the number of photons present in the wave. The more photons there are, the higher the "amplitude" is seen to be, because the detector that measures the amplitude accumulates more voltage with respect to more photons and the subsequent electrons that make up the aggregate voltage. However; in my post I am using the term "amplitude" to show the geometric reality and path of a single photon, which always has the same "amplitude" .
I am not writing this in the correct place, but I did want to thank you for your elegant reply on Kyle's SS today and your comments were no longer there to reply to.
Your explanation using time lapse photography helped me understand a little more - as well as pointing out the limiting factor seems to be the speed of light, or any physical measurement, which is apples and oranges to to the energy of instant.
Or is instant even energy? Perhaps instant is metaphysical (or spiritual)?
You can see I have very limited physics knowledge, but have always thought it one of the most interesting studies.
Do you know much about Bohr's work?
Please don't feel obligated to answer this, but I really did want to thank you for the lovely explanations.