What is a mirror reflection in the context of atomic behavior?
What is a mirror reflection in the context of atomic behavior?
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http://eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=107302
The thread above kind of touches on the subject.
From what I've read, atoms have 2 modes, emission and absorption. Is a reflection total atomic spontaneous emission? At an angle? What's refraction? I don't understand how reflection and refraction fit into the actual behavior of the atoms and em waves.
Thank you.
The thread above kind of touches on the subject.
From what I've read, atoms have 2 modes, emission and absorption. Is a reflection total atomic spontaneous emission? At an angle? What's refraction? I don't understand how reflection and refraction fit into the actual behavior of the atoms and em waves.
Thank you.




