einfach_orangensaft@feddit.de to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 months agoThe Math would add upfeddit.deimagemessage-square162fedilinkarrow-up1480arrow-down123
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minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebarlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoThat’s the assumption, yes. But if the beams are coherent (like a laser) atmospheric interference would be a lot smaller. The real question is whether the light would be coherent, which I lean towards no on.
minus-squarenicoweio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-29 months agoIt’s not even coherent when the sun emits it. For one, it consists of a large range of wavelengths… And I doubt there’s a way to make light coherent at that order of magnitude.
That’s the assumption, yes. But if the beams are coherent (like a laser) atmospheric interference would be a lot smaller.
The real question is whether the light would be coherent, which I lean towards no on.
It’s not even coherent when the sun emits it. For one, it consists of a large range of wavelengths… And I doubt there’s a way to make light coherent at that order of magnitude.