You didn't answer my question. I'm asking if the linear polarization state of a single photon oscillates 180 degrees due to the coupling of electromagnetic waves in free space. Say you had linearly polarized light on the y-axis propagting on the z-axis. Does a single photon oscillate so that its...
It would depend on the magnetization of the bar in question. The more magnetized the metal is the faster it will travel. Also it depends on if the metal is ferromagnetic, paramagnetic, or diamagnetic
Also remember the speed of light is always constant, it does not speed up or slow down as classically described. On average when light passes through a medium it "slows" down by being absorbed and re-emitted
Ether doesn't exist, it was ruled out by the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelson-Morley_experiment" . CMBR was theorized to be created by recombination shortly after the big bang when it was cold enough for protons and electrons to couple and create hydrogen.
An ether is defined as...
I was wondering how exactly a single photon is polarized. In the case of an electromagnetic wave in theoretical free space Maxwell's equations state that electric and magnetic fields must be equal in amplitude and in phase with each other. On wikipedia's "photon polarization" article it states...