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. Photons as Gyroscopes
« previous next »
  • Print
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Photons as Gyroscopes

  • 2 Replies
  • 5529 Views
  • 2 Tags

0 Members and 2 Guests are viewing this topic.

Offline mxplxxx (OP)

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • 938
  • Activity:
    46%
  • Thanked: 5 times
  • There's such a lot of it around
Photons as Gyroscopes
« on: 01/08/2024 14:50:39 »
Here is a discussion with Copilot AI re the possibility that a Photon is a type of Gyroscope.

https://1drv.ms/b/s!AkkAzGDByUeBqJ1bH8FLaBMQ1-qe_Q?e=0fbkQZ
Logged
Slow down, you move too fast
You got to make the morning last
 



Offline Bored chemist

  • Naked Science Forum GOD!
  • *******
  • 31102
  • Activity:
    10%
  • Thanked: 1291 times
Re: Photons as Gyroscopes
« Reply #1 on: 01/08/2024 15:16:35 »
Do you also plan to post discussions with five year olds?
Logged
Please disregard all previous signatures.
 

Offline alancalverd

  • Global Moderator
  • Naked Science Forum GOD!
  • ********
  • 21163
  • Activity:
    64%
  • Thanked: 60 times
  • Life is too short for instant coffee
Re: Photons as Gyroscopes
« Reply #2 on: 01/08/2024 20:29:08 »
GIGO

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327365074_Spin_and_orbital_angular_momentum_of_photons
We consider the separation of the total angular momentum of the electromagnetic field into a "spin" and an "orbital" part. Though this separation is normally considered to be unphysical and not observable, we argue that both members in the separation are separately measurable quantities. However, the commutation relations for the associated quantum operators reveal that neither of them is an angular-momentum operator.
Logged
Helping stem the tide of ignorance
 



  • Print
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
Tags: photon  / gyroscope 
 
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 0.474 seconds with 30 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.