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Just Chat! / Re: Why Does Water Evaporate So Fast Outdoors?

« on: 21/03/2024 17:52:57 »

Basically 3 things affect evaporation; temperature, humidity and air flow.  It makes no difference if you are indoors or outdoors.

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New Theories / Re: Could quantum mechanics be wrong?

« on: 21/03/2024 13:57:32 »

How does it supposed to be interpreted?

You asked this question and I answered it.  As typical you then jumped to a new subject without acknowledging the answer provided.  So I'm just curious did you accept the answer or reject it?

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New Theories / Re: How does light propagate? By what means does light get from Point A To Point B?

« on: 21/03/2024 13:02:05 »

How do you explain refraction and diffraction using quantum physics?

I'm sure I have discussed it before on one of your threads.  I am not interested in giving you an explanation and then having you spam the thread with 3 or 4 random Youtube videos and proclaiming no one knows anything!!

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New Theories / Re: How does light propagate? By what means does light get from Point A To Point B?

« on: 21/03/2024 12:28:07 »

I have hypothecated a substance that Dark Matter might be made of and tried to calculate if it would fit the missing mass, using data from the net such as  the volume of the Milky Way Galaxy, its mass etc., and got surprisingly good answers

Interesting.  What is the substance?  Could you show the calculations?

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New Theories / Re: Could quantum mechanics be wrong?

« on: 21/03/2024 12:01:33 »

This, in spite of many illogicalities and oversights.

I get it, you don't like Quantum physics it's too weird.
Actually, you are in good company, most of the physicist who developed quantum mechanics didn't like it!  They kept scratcher their heads and saying this can't be right after each new discovery.  But if the theory matches the observations and makes accurate predictions then it must be explaining the phenomena correctly.
I think it is safe to say most physicist were 'kicking and screaming' as they were forced to accept the reality of quantum physics. 

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New Theories / Re: Could quantum mechanics be wrong?

« on: 21/03/2024 11:10:11 »

FYI, circularly polarized light has a constant amplitude of electric field when propagating as a plane wave. Only the orientation rotates.

Which has nothing to do with this discussion, please don't bring in unrelated topics just to confuse yourself.

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New Theories / Re: Could quantum mechanics be wrong?

« on: 21/03/2024 11:08:08 »

Wavelength does seem to matter in certain situations

Sure wave length / frequency matters, it just has nothing to do with the size of a photon.  The wave length is about the oscillating magnetic and electric fields of the photon it has nothing to do with the size or length of a photon.

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New Theories / Re: How does light propagate? By what means does light get from Point A To Point B?

« on: 20/03/2024 23:26:18 »

A unification between wave model and particle model of light

It has already happened, it is called Quantum physics.

either modifying the wave to incorporate explanation for phenomena currently explained using particle model, or modifying the particle to incorporate explanation for phenomena currently explained using wave model.

It didn't work out that way.  In quantum physics it is known that a photon (like an electron or any other quantum object) is not a particle and it is not a wave, it is something completely different it is a quantum object.

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New Theories / Re: Could quantum mechanics be wrong?

« on: 20/03/2024 13:54:29 »

How does it supposed to be interpreted?

Photons have a frequency.  That frequency is the rate at which the magnetic and electric field of the photon oscillate from a maximum to a minimum and back to a maximum.  The higher the frequency the higher the energy carried by the photon.  A photon with a wave length of 500nm means the photon has a frequency of about 6 x 10^14 cycles per second.
Therefore this means when when a photon has traveled the distance of 500nm the magnetic and electric fields will have completed one cycle (such as a maximum to maximum).  So the wave length has absolutely nothing to do with the size or length of the photon, it only addresses the rate of the oscillating fields.

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New Theories / Re: How does light propagate? By what means does light get from Point A To Point B?

« on: 19/03/2024 18:36:40 »

There shouldn't be two models.

Do you realize that 2 different gravity models are taught in all universities?

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New Theories / Re: How does light propagate? By what means does light get from Point A To Point B?

« on: 19/03/2024 18:32:40 »

That's an interesting opinion on its own right. Did you find inconsistencies in my arguments?

I wasn't responding to you, but I didn't see an argument just a video.

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The Environment / Re: If we used wood for fuel, what % of our energy needs could this supply?

« on: 19/03/2024 18:24:19 »

The major use of wood currently is for fuel.

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New Theories / Re: Could quantum mechanics be wrong?

« on: 19/03/2024 17:51:23 »

Yes, 500 nm photon is nowhere near 5.6 billion times bigger, more like 168 million times bigger.

There is no such thing as a photon having a size of 500 nm.  A photon with a wave length of 500 nm is not 500 nm long.  I'm not sure where you got that idea but you should discard it as soon as possible

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New Theories / Re: Could quantum mechanics be wrong?

« on: 19/03/2024 12:31:32 »

What difference does it make?

It is hard to have an honest discussion with someone who makes a statement and then denies they made that statement.

I don't see what you are getting at.

Here is what I am getting at.  You said:

Also, the unrealistic scenario of where an incoming photon with a wave-length of 500 nm is supposed to be absorbed by an electron that is 5.6 billion times smaller than itself. How is it possible?

You seemed to be saying a 500 nm photon is 'to big' to be absorbed by an electron, which is wrong and silly.  Perhaps I was mistaken about what you meant.  So is there some other reason you said, "How is this possible?"

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New Theories / Re: How does light propagate? By what means does light get from Point A To Point B?

« on: 19/03/2024 12:07:14 »

There shouldn't be two models.

Interesting opinion, I guess.
Just to let you know, hamdani is probably the most confused person on this site.

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New Theories / Re: Could quantum mechanics be wrong?

« on: 19/03/2024 11:32:29 »

Look a bit closer, I had mentioned a frequency of 500 THz not a wavelength of 500 nm,

Really?  It seems that you don't remember what you wrote, let me refresh your memory:

Also, the unrealistic scenario of where an incoming photon with a wave-length of 500 nm is supposed to be absorbed by an electron that is 5.6 billion times smaller than itself.

If you look closely I think you will agree that you did in fact mention a 500 nm wave length....

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New Theories / Re: Could quantum mechanics be wrong?

« on: 18/03/2024 13:33:48 »

There is more, a lot more to this theory.

And apparently you don't understand a bit of it.

Addressing the question in the title of the thread I think the answer is no.  The reason the answer is no is because quantum theory accurately predicts the outcome of various experiments.  It very well could be that there can be a better or more accurate theory that will replace quantum theory, but that does not mean quantum theory is wrong.  Newtonian gravitational theory is not wrong, it just does not cover all areas as well as General relativity.  Newtonian gravity will do just fine in trajectories of cannon balls or sending a space ship to land on the moon but it is not so good at determining the deflection of light due to a massive body for instance.

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New Theories / Re: Could quantum mechanics be wrong?

« on: 18/03/2024 12:37:02 »

Also, the unrealistic scenario of where an incoming photon with a wave-length of 500 nm is supposed to be absorbed by an electron that is 5.6 billion times smaller than itself. How is it possible?

So are you saying that you think a photon with the wavelength of 500 nm is 500 nm long or something?
I guess in your world that means that a photon in the radio wavelength region can be a meter in length or more??
Those would be some mighty big photons...

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New Theories / Re: Could quantum mechanics be wrong?

« on: 18/03/2024 12:22:32 »

When the electron cloud absorbs a photon, the subsequent emission of a photon doesn't necessarily obey the law of reflection (angle of incidence = angle of reflection.) The same applies to refraction because the process of absorption and emission involves transitions between quantum energy levels within the atom, which can occur in any direction.

This is just a strawman argument since the absorption and emission of photons from electrons is not how refraction or reflection are explained.

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New Theories / Re: How does light propagate? By what means does light get from Point A To Point B?

« on: 17/03/2024 22:45:52 »

it gets worse than this.

Your inability to understand a theory does not make the theory wrong.  You do realize how incredibly successful quantum theory is, don't you?  Do you find it odd that this 'absurd' theory makes only the correct predictions?