Author:
Jadhav, Ghanshyam Harishchandra
Category:
Research Papers
Sub-Category:
Quantum Theory / Particle Physics
Date Published:
December 22, 2021
Abstract:
Dealing with wave nature of light, its wavelength, frequency and speed can be estimated well, however, the total length of the light wave emitted by an atom is not estimated yet. While producing light wave by transition of electron from higher energy level to lower one in an atom, the transition time is finite, therefore, the corresponding light wave emitted there must have a finite length. A simple air-wedge method experiment, usually performed to determine thickness of a thin wire in lower division physics laboratories, is found to be useful to roughly estimate the total length of a monochromatic light wave. The total length of light wave emitted by a sodium atom is estimated.
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