In reply to Axil Axil's message of Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:02:56 -0400: Hi, [snip] >*What happens to an electron that is in free space when it encounters a >photon?* > > > >From QED, this type of ordinary electron has a probability of absorbing the >photon and then reemitting it. > >This happens all the time when plane old electrons orbit the nucleus when >an electron jumps between orbital shells of an atom.
This is not a free electron. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
