does a photon locked into the electron move at the speed of light?

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does a photon locked into the electron move at the speed of light?

2006-11-04 01:57:51 · 4 answers · asked by goring 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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What do you mean by 'photon locked into an electron'? I have never seen this usage and am a physics PhD student.

2006-11-04 02:00:19 · answer #1 · answered by mathematician 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Photons do not exist until the electron undergoes a downward change in energy level. When it does, a photon of the appropriate wavelength is emitted (created).

2006-11-04 03:13:20 · answer #2 · answered by fishman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

i'm not sure if you can "lock" a photon into an electron, because they can be treated as both particles and waves.
(if you mean that the photon is absorbed as energy, then no.)

2006-11-04 02:01:51 · answer #3 · answered by iamanigeeit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Why not

2006-11-04 02:05:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋