TruthOrFacts t1_j8i3b2i wrote on February 14, 2023 at 2:00 PM Reply to comment by common_sensei in Light traveling through a medium that slows it. Does the same photon emerge? by TheGandPTurtle I don't see how this explanation is internally consistent. It is a behavior we see in other types of waves, but in those other cases the wave only appears to slow, and the actual wave proceeds at full speed. Permalink Parent 1
TruthOrFacts t1_j8i3b2i wrote
Reply to comment by common_sensei in Light traveling through a medium that slows it. Does the same photon emerge? by TheGandPTurtle
I don't see how this explanation is internally consistent. It is a behavior we see in other types of waves, but in those other cases the wave only appears to slow, and the actual wave proceeds at full speed.