DMC-FX7
ƒ/10
17.4 mm
1/640
80

A question to ponder as I depart later tonight for China to visit some photonics companies. I’ll try to take some photos…. =)

This photo is just a laser pointer aimed into the camera, creating a shower of unusual light effects and textures.

15 responses to “Particle or Wave…”

  1. people will argue wave or particle forever!

  2. Good health… in China

  3. Both, and then some looking at this awesome snap.

    Good luck and godspeed!

  4. And… what if ‘particle’ and ‘wave’ are two different states of the same thing? Like solid, liquid, gas… 8-]

    China. How r you travelling? Tunneling through, like Bugs Bunny, I suppose. I expect no less from ya. =)

  5. It’s all strings anyway 😉

  6. remembering back to your previous green laser shot…. an old friend of mine is leaving the country for over a year, and i managed to pilfer one item from his farewell house party before the evening was out : "Snow Crash"! cheeky…

  7. Steve, boiled jiaozi for breakfast. Ask for it by name: Jee-ow-ZUH. Little steamed pork dumplings of love.

  8. I took a QM class with Prof. Herb Kroemer at UCSB (Nobel Prize in Physics, 2000). He posed a similar question about the electron: is it a particle or is it a wave? My answer was correct; the answer is neither. It is an electron. Same applies here.

  9. Daily quote finding:

    "That people are unknowing does not mean that they are unknowing like cows or goats. Even ignorant people look for a pathway to reality. But, searching for it, they often misunderstand what they encounter. They pursue names and categories instead of going beyond that name to that which is real."

    -Digha Nikaya
    (Budhist)

  10. Tell us when you get the definitive answer. In the meantime, whichever it is, we like what it does!

  11. a remix ::: (hope you dont mind!~ i liked your image so much.. ::

  12. more particle or wave business:

    laserfest 9

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *