Is it possible that photon energy depends on any other physical parameter except its frequency?

In this paper a detailed, rigorous mathematical analysis that confirms the Einstein’s hypothesis of the light quantum energy is presented. Moreover, the analysis shows that photon energy cannot be dependent on any other physical quantity but its frequency. In contrast to the Einstein’s thermodynamic...

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Published inOptik (Stuttgart) Vol. 209; p. 164620
Main Author Manojlović, Lazo M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier GmbH 01.05.2020
Subjects
Energy conservation law
Lorentz transformations
Photon energy
Lorentz transformations
Photon energy
Energy conservation law
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Summary:In this paper a detailed, rigorous mathematical analysis that confirms the Einstein’s hypothesis of the light quantum energy is presented. Moreover, the analysis shows that photon energy cannot be dependent on any other physical quantity but its frequency. In contrast to the Einstein’s thermodynamic approach to the black–body radiation and its analogy to the ideal gas, the presented analysis starts only from the assumption that the electromagnetic radiation is quantized. Relaying on the first principle and taking into account the Lorentz transformations properties it was found that photon energy is directly proportional only to the frequency of the electromagnetic radiation.
ISSN:0030-4026
1618-1336
DOI:10.1016/j.ijleo.2020.164620