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Photons behave very strangely if you try to cut them

17d 9h ago by slrpnk.net/u/solo in science@slrpnk.net from web.archive.org

Particles of light cannot be divided into smaller particles, but if you try to snip off the end of one, instead of shortening it multiplies

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Isn't this basic quantum physics? Narrow down the position, increase momentum, increase energy, make extra photon.

After reading the article: ah, it's about them confirming this experimentally. Cool that they got the shutter to go that fast.

Particles of light

Only half-right.

Waving to you :)

The duality of man light

Uh, yeah? I would too—leave them alone