Question

Can one bit of light bounce off another bit of light.....?

Explain it....​

Answer 1

Your answer ,

Yes , photons can collide indirectly.

Explanation

• Yes , one bit of light can bounce off another bit of light. It can't happen by direct collision , as usually a bit light can't bounce off another bit of light light but indirectly it can happen.

• There are many many many trillions of photons associated with light. In quantum's language a type of group of photons is called bosons.

• Bosons are actually the group of photons which are in same quantum state makes a laser beam like light that obey Pauli's exclusion principle.

• There are some non - bosons called fermions that can't be in same quantum state , can be indicated by Pauli Exclusion principle as they not follow it.

So ,

The fact is that ,

• The photons / Bosons ( such as in light or light itself ) can not collide and will not get in each other's way as they are in same state , they will pass through each other without being affected.

• The another fact is electric charge , Usually photons of light collide with objects having electric charge. But in the case of photon - photon collision it will not happen , as light does not have electric charge , so one photon cannot directly collide with another photon. They just pass through each other without being affected , as they are Bosons carrying no charge.

Hence , it can be possible by indirect collision.