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Why electricity does not seem to alter metal mirrors reflection?
How electricity, and generating electricity works on the atomic level?The probability of electron-hole pair recombination as a function of physical proximityLight-matter interaction and an object's appearanceEstimating fraction of radiant energy absorbed by a metalWhy does a mirror split my laser beam?Are there Optical Magnetic Mirrors (OMMs) which actually reflect via interaction with the magnetic field?How do surfaces absorb or reflect light? Specifically, what is the physical process happening at the molecular level?Hot blackbody and hot mirrorReflection through multiple mirrorsElectrons in a conductor loosely bound or delocalised (as per QM)?
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If individual electrons absorb and reflect photons, and if those electrons happen to be on a conduction band which is most probable as the outer electrons have a greater probability of intercepting photons first, a voltage applied along the surface of the mirror should displace these electrons and induce visible effects.
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If individual electrons absorb and reflect photons, and if those electrons happen to be on a conduction band which is most probable as the outer electrons have a greater probability of intercepting photons first, a voltage applied along the surface of the mirror should displace these electrons and induce visible effects.
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If individual electrons absorb and reflect photons, and if those electrons happen to be on a conduction band which is most probable as the outer electrons have a greater probability of intercepting photons first, a voltage applied along the surface of the mirror should displace these electrons and induce visible effects.
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The equations of electromagnetism are linear and the response of materials is also predominantly linear. Therefore a static field will not affect reflection. Nonlinear effects do exist but these are generally weak.
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If you think in the frame of reference of the moving electrons, then all that has changed is the direction of the light by an extremely tiny amount (electrons moving slow compared to speed of light), so the reflectivity doesn't change much. This skips over a lot of detail but it is worth thinking about
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Ordinary values of voltage probably have such visual effects, but too minuscule to observe. The only case I know of where voltage could influence reflectivity enough is when the resulting electric current is so high that the metal increases its temperature. With different temperature, the metal will have different reflectivity, and another visual effect will appear - the metal will glow with its own light.
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The equations of electromagnetism are linear and the response of materials is also predominantly linear. Therefore a static field will not affect reflection. Nonlinear effects do exist but these are generally weak.
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The equations of electromagnetism are linear and the response of materials is also predominantly linear. Therefore a static field will not affect reflection. Nonlinear effects do exist but these are generally weak.
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The equations of electromagnetism are linear and the response of materials is also predominantly linear. Therefore a static field will not affect reflection. Nonlinear effects do exist but these are generally weak.
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If you think in the frame of reference of the moving electrons, then all that has changed is the direction of the light by an extremely tiny amount (electrons moving slow compared to speed of light), so the reflectivity doesn't change much. This skips over a lot of detail but it is worth thinking about
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If you think in the frame of reference of the moving electrons, then all that has changed is the direction of the light by an extremely tiny amount (electrons moving slow compared to speed of light), so the reflectivity doesn't change much. This skips over a lot of detail but it is worth thinking about
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If you think in the frame of reference of the moving electrons, then all that has changed is the direction of the light by an extremely tiny amount (electrons moving slow compared to speed of light), so the reflectivity doesn't change much. This skips over a lot of detail but it is worth thinking about
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If you think in the frame of reference of the moving electrons, then all that has changed is the direction of the light by an extremely tiny amount (electrons moving slow compared to speed of light), so the reflectivity doesn't change much. This skips over a lot of detail but it is worth thinking about
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Ordinary values of voltage probably have such visual effects, but too minuscule to observe. The only case I know of where voltage could influence reflectivity enough is when the resulting electric current is so high that the metal increases its temperature. With different temperature, the metal will have different reflectivity, and another visual effect will appear - the metal will glow with its own light.
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Ordinary values of voltage probably have such visual effects, but too minuscule to observe. The only case I know of where voltage could influence reflectivity enough is when the resulting electric current is so high that the metal increases its temperature. With different temperature, the metal will have different reflectivity, and another visual effect will appear - the metal will glow with its own light.
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Ordinary values of voltage probably have such visual effects, but too minuscule to observe. The only case I know of where voltage could influence reflectivity enough is when the resulting electric current is so high that the metal increases its temperature. With different temperature, the metal will have different reflectivity, and another visual effect will appear - the metal will glow with its own light.
answered 1 hour ago
Ján LalinskýJán Lalinský
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Ordinary values of voltage probably have such visual effects, but too minuscule to observe. The only case I know of where voltage could influence reflectivity enough is when the resulting electric current is so high that the metal increases its temperature. With different temperature, the metal will have different reflectivity, and another visual effect will appear - the metal will glow with its own light.
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