If visible light is a wave, does that mean that in between the peaks of the wave there are periods of darkness? Can we see them?
In: Physics
No. It’s important to understand that the typical sine waves we use to represent electromagnetic waves is just a representation. The up and down motion isn’t actual physical motion, and it doesn’t represent “on” or “off” or moving in between “on” or “off.” it’s just a mathematical model of the oscillations in the electric and magnetic fields.
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