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Why photon doesn't change direction in medium?

DimaMazin
in Quantum Theory

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3 minutes ago, swansont said:

Inelastic scattering changes the energy of the photon. Photons of different energy must have different momentum.

Got it. Cheers.

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1 hour ago, swansont said:

 

 

36 minutes ago, swansont said:

 

There is no real interaction with any atoms (i.e. it's virtual, so there is no momentum transfer to the atoms.

It is clearer. Thanks.

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