Re: Photon Vs. PHOTON

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From: Steven Robiner
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1992 23:16

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In article <BsKFJ6.MnC@helios.physics.utoronto.ca> grindley@helios.physics.utoronto.ca (Robin Grindley) writes:
>In article <l81lk0INNdu4@pollux.usc.edu> srobiner@pollux.usc.edu (Steven Robiner) writes:
>>But what happens when a photon hits another photon?  Do they
>>bounce off each other, or pass right through each other?
>>
>>And why is this different for electrons?  Is it because they
>>have a charge or mass, or both?
>
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>
>This is two photons coming in and scattering off of each other. Due to the
>four vertices, this is much suppressed, so we don't see much of it.


Has this been experimentally proven?  Can anyone give me a pointer to
any research which shows photon-photon interaction?

Thnaks in advance,




=steve=

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