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Tim Cook wrote:

> Hmm just getting to an internet connection where I can read the
> POV NGs after a few days...

> on the way up to Illinois for vacation, the reference to
> the experiment used to test whether light is particles or
> waves struck me as being interesting.
> 
> Question: Are POV photons waves, or particles? (or neither) ;)
> 
> As I don't currently have access to POV 3.5 b, I must ask
> y'all to try this for me.
> 
> Construct a photon-using scene as follows:
> 
> area   wall w/1 slit in centre
> light  |        |         |
> *      |        |         |  white screen
>        |        |         |
>                 wall w/2 slits dividing wall into 3 equal parts
> 
> I predict the following possible outcomes of this render:
> 1) the white screen will not be illuminated at all
> 2) the white screen will have an interference pattern on it
> 3) the white screen will have two lines with fuzzy edges
> 4) the white screen will have two lines with sharp edges
> 
> Another question: is polarisation possible in POV?
> 
> - Tim Cook
> http://empyrean.scifi-fantasy.com

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