Payal posted an Question
September 05, 2021 • 03:24 am 30 points
  • CSIR NET
  • Physical Sciences

D calculate the number of microstates accessible to the photon having frequency between v and v + dv confined to a 3 dimensional cavity of volume v. sol. for ph

If photons have 3 modes of propagation in which 2 are transverse and 1 is longitudinal then why only factor 2 due transverse nature is included and longitudinal factor is neglected?

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  • Dr suman 1 best-answer

    Light is consisting of photons, we know that light has an transverse nature( confirmed by the phenomenon of the polarization of light) so here only transverse mode is considered and longitudinal is neglected.

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