Sunday, August 10, 2014

quantum mechanics - Can very very few photons form the EMWs?


One maybe interesting question please!


In quantum point of view, the electromagnetic waves (EMWs) consist of photons. However, if there are only very very few photons, can they form a wave-like macro EM field?


OR


If a spherical monochromatic EMW (frequency is $\nu$) propagates and decays into very low level of energy flux density, e.g., for every square meter, the energy flux is far less than 1*$h\nu$ per second, then, does the EM fields still exist there?


OR


If the EMW is extremely weak (by value of corresponding energy flux density), can the electric field and magnetic field still exist in the spacetime and still propagate in the shape of waves? Or, in this case, is the form of wave only meaning the quantum wave function to indicate the probability of where the photons appear?


Thank you very much!




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