sci.physics.electromag

"Benj" wrote in message
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> On Mar 28, 5:03 am, shsfowcn...@mailinator.com wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I wanted to ask for an explanation on the relationship between
>> photons
>> and electrons when it comes to visible light and electromagnetic
>> radiation.
>
> OK, Generally speaking it is accepted that the acceleration of an
> electron produces photon or electromagnetic radiation. It's a very
> "hot" topic in physics and beaucoup papers are out there on the
> subject. They range from the highly mathematical and imaginative
> (using mythical point charges etc.) to the practical. Not a lot of
> conclusions, however. Note for example that an "orbital" of an
> electron about an atom represents constant acceleration (as it's
> moving in a circle) but somehow does not produce radiation causing the
> atom to "decay".

Bohr's model of an atom is obsolete. Do you even know what an "orbital"
is?

Best,

Fred Diether
Co-moderator sci.physics.foundations