YoVDO

Why Does Light Exist? What Is Its Purpose?

Offered By: Arvin Ash via YouTube

Tags

Physics Courses Quantum Mechanics Courses Relativity Courses Electromagnetic Waves Courses Quantum Electrodynamics Courses Photons Courses

Course Description

Overview

Save Big on Coursera Plus. 7,000+ courses at $160 off. Limited Time Only!
Explore the fundamental nature and purpose of light in this 15-minute video lecture. Delve into the wave-particle duality of light, its role in the development of relativity and quantum mechanics, and its significance in energy transfer and force mediation. Examine how light is essential for the existence of atoms, matter, and the universe as we know it. Discover the importance of photons in energy exchange processes and information transfer across the cosmos. Learn about black body radiation and gain insights into how light serves as the fundamental currency for energy and information exchange in the universe.

Syllabus

We can't see matter
Is Light a wave or a particle?
How speed of light led to Relativity
How light is involved in energy transfer
How light is involved in forces
Can a universe exist without light?
What is the purpose of light?
20% discount on BespokePost


Taught by

Arvin Ash

Related Courses

Quantum Mechanics - Key Experiments and Wave-Particle Duality
Yale University via YouTube
Non-Equilibrium Green's Function Method for Energy, Momentum, and Angular Momentum Transfer Mediated by Photons
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics via YouTube
Laser Physics - Stimulated Emission, Einstein Coefficients, and Three-Level Lasers
For the Love of Physics via YouTube
Something from Nothing: Pair Production and Pair Annihilation
For the Love of Physics via YouTube
Compton Effect - Revealing Light's Particle Nature and Deriving the Compton Equation
For the Love of Physics via YouTube