The Naked Scientists
  • Login
  • Register
  • Podcasts
      • The Naked Scientists
      • eLife
      • Naked Genetics
      • Naked Astronomy
      • In short
      • Naked Neuroscience
      • Ask! The Naked Scientists
      • Question of the Week
      • Archive
      • Video
      • SUBSCRIBE to our Podcasts
  • Articles
      • Science News
      • Features
      • Interviews
      • Answers to Science Questions
  • Get Naked
      • Donate
      • Do an Experiment
      • Science Forum
      • Ask a Question
  • About
      • Meet the team
      • Our Sponsors
      • Site Map
      • Contact us

User menu

  • Login
  • Register
  • Home
  • Help
  • Search
  • Tags
  • Recent Topics
  • Login
  • Register
  1. Naked Science Forum
  2. On the Lighter Side
  3. New Theories
  4. How do we measure the energy of a photon?
« previous next »
  • Print
Pages: 1 ... 36 37 [38] 39 40 ... 73   Go Down

How do we measure the energy of a photon?

  • 1450 Replies
  • 487684 Views
  • 9 Tags

0 Members and 131 Guests are viewing this topic.

Offline alancalverd

  • Global Moderator
  • Naked Science Forum GOD!
  • ********
  • 21146
  • Activity:
    71%
  • Thanked: 60 times
  • Life is too short for instant coffee
Re: How do we measure the energy of a photon?
« Reply #740 on: 30/05/2022 16:12:50 »
Unlikely since "system" is a human construct.
Logged
Helping stem the tide of ignorance
 



Offline mxplxxx (OP)

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • 921
  • Activity:
    44.5%
  • Thanked: 5 times
  • There's such a lot of it around
Re: How do we measure the energy of a photon?
« Reply #741 on: 30/05/2022 17:43:06 »
Quote from: alancalverd on 30/05/2022 16:12:50
Unlikely since "system" is a human construct.
Like the Solar System?
Logged
Slow down, you move too fast
You got to make the morning last
 

Offline alancalverd

  • Global Moderator
  • Naked Science Forum GOD!
  • ********
  • 21146
  • Activity:
    71%
  • Thanked: 60 times
  • Life is too short for instant coffee
Re: How do we measure the energy of a photon?
« Reply #742 on: 30/05/2022 21:07:13 »
There are various objects orbiting the sun. We have devised equations that tell us where they will be at any given moment, but they weren't put there for any particular reason so the notion of "system" is human - it is the name we give to those bits of  nature for which we can make reasonable predictions.
Logged
Helping stem the tide of ignorance
 

Offline mxplxxx (OP)

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • 921
  • Activity:
    44.5%
  • Thanked: 5 times
  • There's such a lot of it around
Re: How do we measure the energy of a photon?
« Reply #743 on: 31/05/2022 02:39:11 »
Quote from: alancalverd on 30/05/2022 21:07:13
There are various objects orbiting the sun. We have devised equations that tell us where they will be at any given moment, but they weren't put there for any particular reason so the notion of "system" is human - it is the name we give to those bits of  nature for which we can make reasonable predictions.
And we spend lifetimes trying to make reasonable predictions about those bits of nature that seem to defy our predictive powers.

There are also "bit of nature" that are not bits at all but, instead, references to bits. or concepts rather than things. A human system, the brain, specialises in them. In a 4dSystems App, this type of "byref" system is far more numerous than the "byval" (or original) sytem referenced. In fact, Visual Basic, and hence 4dAbstractions, works pretty much exclusively with "byref" systems.

Thus, our brains will likely contain a description of a hamburger (a class) and will generate an instance of the hamburger class when experiencing a particular hamburger. There are systems involved in this process even though they involve references rather than real things. As per the Matrix, what we experience is not "real".

In fact "real" is relative. The universe is an abstraction hierarchy of systems  and the further we go down the hierarchy, the "realer" (or more concrete, or less abstract) a system becomes. At the centre of the Universe is the top of the hierarchy. Things are very abstract here. Nothing much changes. This is the essence of a black hole. At the edge of the Universe is the bottom of the hierarchy. Things are very concrete here. Change is constant with very little uncertainty. All systems, from the Universe to the smallest particle are identically constructed systems.

We, ie, human systems, occupy a particular level in the Universe's abstraction hierarchy and, as a result, are not fully real. In any case, we are, internally, own own abstraction hierarchies. So externally we belong to the Universe abstraction hierarchy and internally we contain our own abstraction hierarchy. Which makes for a lot of fun and games where mistakes will abound, but evolution will be heavy. . (Which may also explain a lot of quantum weirdness and even relativity, as discussed previously)..

It is interesting to note that the top-level Universe System is a common super-system for all of us. Be good to remember this in our dealings with our neighbours.

Learning about abstractions and how they interact does not come easy. It was 40 years as a software developer before I was able to call myself an expert. IMHO, systems, as described in 4dAbstractions, are the key to being able to describe and manage abstractions and are also the future of physics..


« Last Edit: 05/06/2022 16:47:47 by mxplxxx »
Logged
Slow down, you move too fast
You got to make the morning last
 

Offline mxplxxx (OP)

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • 921
  • Activity:
    44.5%
  • Thanked: 5 times
  • There's such a lot of it around
Re: How do we measure the energy of a photon?
« Reply #744 on: 02/06/2022 15:14:33 »
Quote from: alancalverd on 30/05/2022 16:12:50
Unlikely since "system" is a human construct.
Hardly. A good definition, according to Wiki is:

"A system is a group of interacting or interrelated elements that act according to a set of rules to form a unified whole.[1] A system, surrounded and influenced by its environment, is described by its boundaries, structure and purpose and expressed in its functioning."
Logged
Slow down, you move too fast
You got to make the morning last
 



Offline Origin

  • Naked Science Forum King!
  • ******
  • 2248
  • Activity:
    0%
  • Thanked: 210 times
  • Nothing of importance
Re: How do we measure the energy of a photon?
« Reply #745 on: 02/06/2022 15:36:58 »
Quote from: mxplxxx on 02/06/2022 15:14:33
A good definition, according to Wiki is:

"A system is a group of interacting or interrelated elements that act according to a set of rules to form a unified whole.[1] A system, surrounded and influenced by its environment, is described by its boundaries, structure and purpose and expressed in its functioning."
In other words a human construct, we set the rules and set the boundaries.
Logged
 

Offline Origin

  • Naked Science Forum King!
  • ******
  • 2248
  • Activity:
    0%
  • Thanked: 210 times
  • Nothing of importance
Re: How do we measure the energy of a photon?
« Reply #746 on: 02/06/2022 15:39:49 »
Quote from: mxplxxx on 31/05/2022 02:39:11
And we spend lifetimes trying to make reasonable predictions about those bits of nature that seem to defy our predictive powers.
This has nothing to do with measuring the energy of a photon.  Why don't you start a new thread if you want to discuss another topic?  Better yet why don't you start your own blog.
Logged
 

Offline mxplxxx (OP)

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • 921
  • Activity:
    44.5%
  • Thanked: 5 times
  • There's such a lot of it around
Re: How do we measure the energy of a photon?
« Reply #747 on: 02/06/2022 16:10:37 »
Quote from: Origin on 02/06/2022 15:39:49
Quote from: mxplxxx on 31/05/2022 02:39:11
And we spend lifetimes trying to make reasonable predictions about those bits of nature that seem to defy our predictive powers.
This has nothing to do with measuring the energy of a photon.  Why don't you start a new thread if you want to discuss another topic?  Better yet why don't you start your own blog.
Asked and answered previously.
Logged
Slow down, you move too fast
You got to make the morning last
 

Offline alancalverd

  • Global Moderator
  • Naked Science Forum GOD!
  • ********
  • 21146
  • Activity:
    71%
  • Thanked: 60 times
  • Life is too short for instant coffee
Re: How do we measure the energy of a photon?
« Reply #748 on: 02/06/2022 22:25:26 »
Quote from: mxplxxx on 31/05/2022 02:39:11
And we spend lifetimes trying to make reasonable predictions about those bits of nature that seem to defy our predictive powers.

Up to a point. Most scientists are happy with the concept of essential randomness and unpredictability, without which the hydrogen atom would collapse and we wouldn't exist. Which is why science is better than philosophy.
Logged
Helping stem the tide of ignorance
 



Offline mxplxxx (OP)

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • 921
  • Activity:
    44.5%
  • Thanked: 5 times
  • There's such a lot of it around
Re: How do we measure the energy of a photon?
« Reply #749 on: 03/06/2022 02:12:10 »
Quote from: alancalverd on 02/06/2022 22:25:26
Quote from: mxplxxx on 31/05/2022 02:39:11
And we spend lifetimes trying to make reasonable predictions about those bits of nature that seem to defy our predictive powers.

Up to a point. Most scientists are happy with the concept of essential randomness and unpredictability, without which the hydrogen atom would collapse and we wouldn't exist. Which is why science is better than philosophy.

Maybe the randomness is an illusion because of the abstract nature of the universe. In a abstraction hierarchy like 4dAbstractions, a system is unaware of its higher level parent. The parent controls its children via function calls. As far as the children are concerned, what happens during one of these function calls may appear to be random, but in fact is purposeful at the parent's level. Given that the universe is an abstraction hierarchy, something similar may be what is happening with the Hydrogen atom.

A simulation of a Hydrogen atom in 4dAbstractions (below) will have an outer Hydrogen system and an inner abstraction hierarchy containing a central Proton in level 1 and an Electron in level 2. The outer Hydrogen System controls the Proton via function calls and the Proton in turn controls the Electron via function calls. The Electron communicates with the Proton via Photons (a type of event) and, in turn, the Proton communicates with the Hydrogen system also with Photons. What happens to the Proton can only be explained if we know how the Hydrogen atom works and, I am guessing, we don't.


Code: [Select]
namespace Hydrogen

    System (Atom)

        Inherits Atom.System

        Star (Proton)
            Inherits Ion.System

        Subsystems (1 Electron)
End Namespace
« Last Edit: 03/06/2022 12:11:55 by mxplxxx »
Logged
Slow down, you move too fast
You got to make the morning last
 

Offline mxplxxx (OP)

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • 921
  • Activity:
    44.5%
  • Thanked: 5 times
  • There's such a lot of it around
Re: How do we measure the energy of a photon?
« Reply #750 on: 27/01/2023 05:07:22 »
A 4dSystem is the base object in 4dAbstractions. Once you have one 4dSystem you can create an infinite number of 4dSubSystems. The  (top level)  4dSystem in this system could be considered to be the equivalent of "God" in religious terms.

A 4dSystem contains a single central 4dStar and an unlimited number of 4dSubSystems. This is the equivalent in physics of a solar system, a sun/star and the planetary systems.

A 4dStar inherits a 4dSystem. i.e. a 4dStar is a type of 4dSystem. It has its own central 4dStar and a set of its own 4dSubSystems. In 4dAnsstractions this often implements a 4dStateMachine especially if the parent 4dSystem involved is a reactive system.

So, if the Sun is a type of 4DStar, it will itself contain a central 4dStar which likely implements a 4dStateMachine. If the central system of the Sun is a black hole, then a black hole cannot create new systems but can change state. Which makes a lot of sense. Maybe dark matter is a state machine component.

Since State is effectively a record of something that happened in the past, it may also be that a black hole is a record of the past.

In 4dAbstractions, 4dEvents travel UP an abstraction hierarchy until they reach the top-level 4dStar system, at which point they simply vanish. The top level 4dStar system in a Sun simulation is likely to be a Black Hole in Reality, so events that reach it go no further. Events in a simulation of Reality are light particles in Reality. This may be why a black hole is black.
   
How is the future handled in 4dAbstractions? By randomly modifying the variables involved in a calculation and rerunning the calculation and evaluating the result of the rerun against the original result. Do this n times for the current calculation and use the variables that produced the best result in the future. 4dRacing, a personal gambling package does this extensively. Sounds a bit quantum in nature? :). Possibly. Maybe black holes are involved in this way (somehow) in quantum calculations
« Last Edit: 29/01/2023 22:39:07 by mxplxxx »
Logged
Slow down, you move too fast
You got to make the morning last
 

Offline mxplxxx (OP)

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • 921
  • Activity:
    44.5%
  • Thanked: 5 times
  • There's such a lot of it around
Re: How do we measure the energy of a photon?
« Reply #751 on: 10/04/2023 08:28:47 »
A 4dStar is a a type of 4dSystem that deals mainly in state/functionality. It sits at the centre of all 4dSystems (ie. it is the STAR attraction :) ).

Because it is a type of 4dSystem, it will, of itself, contain a 4dStar at its centre. So we can have a, possibly infinite, hierarchy of 4dStars contained within a 4dSystem.

This is how a solar system is simulated in 4dAbstractions and it is likely how Reality implements Inheritance hierarchies.

Code: [Select]
Namespace Solar

    ' Solar.System - the enclosing shell

    Class System
        inherits 4dSystem

    ' Solar.Star (i.e the Sun)

    Class Star
        inherits 4dStar

        ' note: 4dStar is a type of (i.e. inherits) 4dSystem

    ' Solar.Subsystems (Shells)

    Class Subsystems
        inherits 4dSubsystems

        Subsystems(0) Sun.Shell
        Subsystems(1) Mercury.Shell
        Subsystems(2) Venus.Shell
        Subsystems(3) Earth.Shell
        Subsystems(4) Mars.Shell
        Subsystems(5) Jupiter.Shell
        Subsystems(6) Saturn.Shell
        Subsystems(7) Neptune.Shell
        Subsystems(8) Uranus.Shell
        Subsystems(9) Pluto.Shell

    ' Solar.Shell - inherted by individal Solar.Subsystems (Shells)
        inherits 4dShell

        ' an Earth.Shell e.g. is a type of 4dShell, consisting of an Earth.System and miscellaneous subsystems (usually asteroids).

  ' the Earth.Shell, is (likely) controlled by the Venus.Shell (via charged particles) and the Venus.Shell processes events (light particles) from the Earth.Shell. 

End Namespace


There are lots and lots of implications from this. e.g. all systems in Reality may inherit a Hydrogen ion at their centre i.e. a solar system (and a universe) may be a type of Hydrogen Atom.

Note 1:

The above are 2D structures. They will be changed to 3D when a Solar.System is displayed (via the 4dAbstractions class 4dDisplay). 2d structures are invariably simpler than their 3d counterparts, which leads to the strong possibility that the Universe is a Hologram.

Note 2:

The process of changing a System from 2D to 3 state will expand the area the System occupies in Reality and may account for the expanding universe. Actually 1D to 2D to 3D to 4D (time) to 5D (multiverse) all result in increasing areas.

Note 3:

The central system of a 4dSolar.System is a 4dSolar.Star (or Sun in colloquial terms). It participates in two abstraction hierarchies.

1: An INTERNAL hierarchy that maintains the internal state of the 4dSolar.Star system. The top of this hierarchy will be 4dCore.Star system (or 4dBlack.Star system for a dense sun)

2: An EXTERNAL hierarchy that interacts with the 4d planetary systems to maintain related states.

This is a common feature of all 4dStar systems and likely to be a common feature of all central systems in Reality.

Note : 4

A 4dSolar.Star (or Sun) is a controller for the various planetary subsystems. A controller in 4dAbstractions works via function calls to the subsystems involved, which in turn return event notifications to the controller.  The equivalent in Reality may (very possibly) be charged particles as function calls and light as event notifications, This would allow light to operate massless https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/Smileys/default/smiley.gif


« Last Edit: 04/05/2023 07:59:02 by mxplxxx »
Logged
Slow down, you move too fast
You got to make the morning last
 

Offline Origin

  • Naked Science Forum King!
  • ******
  • 2248
  • Activity:
    0%
  • Thanked: 210 times
  • Nothing of importance
Re: How do we measure the energy of a photon?
« Reply #752 on: 10/04/2023 14:25:12 »
Thanks for stopping by to dump another load pseudoscience. ::)
Logged
 



Offline paul cotter

  • Naked Science Forum King!
  • ******
  • 2318
  • Activity:
    31.5%
  • Thanked: 260 times
  • forum grump
Re: How do we measure the energy of a photon?
« Reply #753 on: 10/04/2023 18:22:31 »
Good grief!, what a load of cobblers. Being a holiday with the weather too inclement for gardening and suffering a lack of motivation for general maintenance I read through this whole thread-now my brain has melted and is oozing out my ear canals.
Logged
Did I really say that?
 

Offline mxplxxx (OP)

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • 921
  • Activity:
    44.5%
  • Thanked: 5 times
  • There's such a lot of it around
Re: How do we measure the energy of a photon?
« Reply #754 on: 11/04/2023 01:14:05 »
Quote from: paul cotter on 10/04/2023 18:22:31
Good grief!, what a load of cobblers. Being a holiday with the weather too inclement for gardening and suffering a lack of motivation for general maintenance I read through this whole thread-now my brain has melted and is oozing out my ear canals.

Abstraction hierarchies will do that to you😎 IT took me 40 years to become comfortable with them. Half of IT still work with functional (versus Object Oriented i.e. Abstract) code and most will never get any further.
« Last Edit: 11/04/2023 01:51:48 by mxplxxx »
Logged
Slow down, you move too fast
You got to make the morning last
 

Offline mxplxxx (OP)

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • 921
  • Activity:
    44.5%
  • Thanked: 5 times
  • There's such a lot of it around
Re: How do we measure the energy of a photon?
« Reply #755 on: 11/04/2023 01:18:53 »
Quote from: Origin on 10/04/2023 14:25:12
Thanks for stopping by to dump another load pseudoscience. ::)
Pretty sure Einstein would have got some of the same sort of replies😎I do have a whole operating system based on the pseudoscience and it works pretty well.
Logged
Slow down, you move too fast
You got to make the morning last
 

Offline alancalverd

  • Global Moderator
  • Naked Science Forum GOD!
  • ********
  • 21146
  • Activity:
    71%
  • Thanked: 60 times
  • Life is too short for instant coffee
Re: How do we measure the energy of a photon?
« Reply #756 on: 11/04/2023 09:33:51 »
Quote from: mxplxxx on 10/04/2023 08:28:47
a solar system (and a universe) may be a type of Hydrogen Atom.
If that is your conclusion, then your life's work has been in vain.
Logged
Helping stem the tide of ignorance
 



Offline Origin

  • Naked Science Forum King!
  • ******
  • 2248
  • Activity:
    0%
  • Thanked: 210 times
  • Nothing of importance
Re: How do we measure the energy of a photon?
« Reply #757 on: 11/04/2023 13:11:20 »
Quote from: mxplxxx on 11/04/2023 01:18:53
I do have a whole operating system based on the pseudoscience and it works pretty well.
It works well at generating more pseudoscience...
Logged
 

Offline hamdani yusuf

  • Naked Science Forum GOD!
  • *******
  • 11799
  • Activity:
    92.5%
  • Thanked: 285 times
Re: How do we measure the energy of a photon?
« Reply #758 on: 11/04/2023 14:50:15 »
Quote from: mxplxxx on 10/04/2023 08:28:47
There are lots and lots of implications from this. e.g. all systems in Reality may inherit a Hydrogen ion at their centre i.e. a solar system (and a universe) may be a type of Hydrogen Atom.
How does your system define other objects in solar system, such as planets' moons and rings, asteroids, comets, corona, solar flares?
Logged
Unexpected results come from false assumptions.
 

Offline Bored chemist

  • Naked Science Forum GOD!
  • *******
  • 31101
  • Activity:
    13%
  • Thanked: 1291 times
Re: How do we measure the energy of a photon?
« Reply #759 on: 11/04/2023 16:23:38 »
Quote from: mxplxxx on 11/04/2023 01:18:53
Pretty sure Einstein would have got some of the same sort of replies
No.
He had logic and evidence.
Logged
Please disregard all previous signatures.
 



  • Print
Pages: 1 ... 36 37 [38] 39 40 ... 73   Go Up
« previous next »
Tags: light  / photon  / energy  / uncertainty  / planck  / quantum  / action  / relativity  / pseudoscience 
 
There was an error while thanking
Thanking...
  • SMF 2.0.15 | SMF © 2017, Simple Machines
    Privacy Policy
    SMFAds for Free Forums
  • Naked Science Forum ©

Page created in 0.291 seconds with 68 queries.

  • Podcasts
  • Articles
  • Get Naked
  • About
  • Contact us
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Subscribe to newsletter
  • We love feedback

Follow us

cambridge_logo_footer.png

©The Naked Scientists® 2000–2017 | The Naked Scientists® and Naked Science® are registered trademarks created by Dr Chris Smith. Information presented on this website is the opinion of the individual contributors and does not reflect the general views of the administrators, editors, moderators, sponsors, Cambridge University or the public at large.