What do they mean that energy is quantized? - Physics Forums
Aug 24, 2013 · These strange observations indicated that the energy in light came in discrete packets (quantized) whose energy is proportional to the frequency of the light, and the ejection …
Understanding Quantized Values - Learn Examples & Concepts
Oct 23, 2006 · All I can think of are electrons and marbles! Oh god, please help. I need examples of quantized values. And Quantized means, they're set to a select grouping, like whole …
Why is angular momentum quantized? - Physics Forums
Oct 30, 2007 · I think, at least part of the reason why angular momentum is quantized can be explained without math. If you imagine angular momentum as something that runs on a circle, …
Why is Photon Energy Quantized in Terms of Sine Wave Frequency?
Oct 27, 2023 · The main issue is that photons are the quanta of the quantized EM field. That is part of QED, the quantum theory of light. Whereas, electromagnetic waves are part of the …
What doe it mean that energy is quantized? - Physics Forums
May 26, 2014 · Frequencies are quantized, and h is just a constant. The result of multiplying these quantized frequencies by Planck's constant is discrete energy states. But this relation is …
Why Is It Called Space Quantization in Quantum Mechanics?
Apr 3, 2011 · I read that the angular momentum is quantized against some reference axis, which may be arbitrary. This is precisely why I am confused about the S-G experiment. If the …
What does it mean to be 'quantized'? - Physics Forums
Aug 11, 2007 · If something is quantized, it essentially means that that something comes in "chunks," and that these "chunks" cannot be broken into smaller "chunks." Take light as an …
Is all electromagnetic radiation quantized? - Physics Forums
Mar 9, 2011 · Conversely, if the field is inherently quantized as per E = hf, we might expect a photon emission only once every so many years on average. Crazy probability stuff but at …
If light is quantized, why are EM spectrum and Blackbody …
Mar 16, 2011 · Nevertheless, the question displays a widespread misunderstanding of the meaning of ''quantized''. Everything in Nature is quantized, but this doesn't mean that it is …
What does it mean to quantize a field - Physics Forums
Apr 12, 2013 · @copernicus To get an intuition of what "quantizing a field" should mean, think about what "quantizing a particle" actually means: It means (among other things) that you …