altaylar2000 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 We have been taught that current is the movement of particles. But that doesn't match what it is traveling at the speed of light. I was thinking about it, and it seems that current is wave that behaves like light wave in black body. There is principal of multiple reflection of the wave from the walls of the conductor. This also explains the fact that conductors usually have a glossy surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beecee Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 2 hours ago, altaylar2000 said: We have been taught that current is the movement of particles. But that doesn't match what it is traveling at the speed of light. I was thinking about it, and it seems that current is wave that behaves like light wave in black body. There is principal of multiple reflection of the wave from the walls of the conductor. This also explains the fact that conductors usually have a glossy surface. Electric currents do not travel at light speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bufofrog Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 6 hours ago, altaylar2000 said: We have been taught that current is the movement of particles. But that doesn't match what it is traveling at the speed of light. The electrons in current carrying conductor do not move very fast but the electromagnetic waves in the conducter move at the speed of light through the conductor. So a light may turn on almost instantly when switched on but the electrons from the source will take a while to reach the light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematic Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Most households use AC where the electrons jiggle in place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bufofrog Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 14 hours ago, mathematic said: Most households use AC where the electrons jiggle in place. Agreed, I was using a DC example so the electrons would move in the direction of the current. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country Boy Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Okay, since your are talking about DC current where do "electromagnetic waves" come into it? Electromagnetic waves do not travel along wires. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bufofrog Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 37 minutes ago, Country Boy said: Okay, since your are talking about DC current where do "electromagnetic waves" come into it? Electromagnetic waves do not travel along wires. I am not very well versed in electronics so I may have gotten my terminology wrong. This is from wiki: In everyday electrical and electronic devices, the signals travel as electromagnetic waves typically at 50%–99% of the speed of light, while the electrons themselves move much more slowly. My point to the OP was the signal in the circuit travels very fast but the drift speed of the electrons in the conductor is slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiot Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 On 3/30/2021 at 6:45 AM, altaylar2000 said: We have been taught that current is the movement of particles. But that doesn't match what it is traveling at the speed of light. I was thinking about it, and it seems that current is wave that behaves like light wave in black body. There is principal of multiple reflection of the wave from the walls of the conductor. This also explains the fact that conductors usually have a glossy surface. This is just a speculation and you seem to have spent a lot of time here discussing other matters without visiting this thread. Are you still interested ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altaylar2000 Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share Posted March 31, 2021 50 minutes ago, studiot said: This is just a speculation and you seem to have spent a lot of time here discussing other matters without visiting this thread. Are you still interested ? Yes. It's just that I don't see here serious objections on the merits. I think my hypothesis is valid By the way, the fiber optic signal behaves similarly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiot Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 45 minutes ago, altaylar2000 said: Yes. It's just that I don't see here serious objections on the merits. I think my hypothesis is valid By the way, the fiber optic signal behaves similarly You have made some good points but left out all the background as others have observed, even to the extent of not indicating what sort of current you are referring to. Current is a very general term that refers to transport of charge by charge carriers or transport of energy in electromagnetic fields. There are many complications to discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematic Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 9 hours ago, Bufofrog said: Agreed, I was using a DC example so the electrons would move in the direction of the current. The point I am making is the speed of the electrons is irrelevant to electricity working. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joigus Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 (edited) Fiber optics works nothing like electrons in a wire. It's based on total reflection of coherent light at smaller than critical angle at which total reflection occurs. You can experience total reflection on the window of your home. Electrons don't go at the speed of light even in a vacuum, let alone in a conductor, as @beecee said. It seems you're confusing many things here. The black body radiation is in equilibrium with the electrons in it, which is a very different situation to conductivity. etc. Edited March 31, 2021 by joigus minor change in word choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altaylar2000 Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 4 hours ago, joigus said: Fiber optics works nothing like electrons in a wire. I believe that it is not electrons that work in the wire, but the wave itself. The same delusion previously existed in Newton's theory of light, that light is supposedly moving particles and energy transfer is carried out due to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiot Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 5 hours ago, altaylar2000 said: I believe that it is not electrons that work in the wire, but the wave itself. The same delusion previously existed in Newton's theory of light, that light is supposedly moving particles and energy transfer is carried out due to them. Can we clear some things up here ? This thread did not start with sufficient information for a sensible discussion and has IMHO deteriorated since through lack of sufficient OP input. What do you want to achieve from this thread ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altaylar2000 Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 1 minute ago, studiot said: What do you want to achieve from this thread ? We are here discussing the idea that electricity in conductors has a wave nature, and not a nature due to the flow of particles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joigus Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 5 hours ago, altaylar2000 said: I believe that it is not electrons that work in the wire, but the wave itself. You may have just "discovered" quantum mechanics. Everything everywhere works as a wave. Right? We even have a name for that wave: Conduction band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altaylar2000 Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 Just now, joigus said: You may have just "discovered" quantum mechanics. Everything everywhere works as a wave. Right? We even have a name for that wave: Conduction band. I think that quantum mechanics, on the contrary, is trying to revive Newton's concept of particles moving in a void. Just their photons supposedly flying in a vacuum from this series. They even distorted the very concept of "quantum" for the sake of this, because this is the Planck's term, and he meant by this a portion of the wave during emission and absorption, and not a particle In addition, the concept of long-range action in quantum spin is actually used there, long-range action is generally recognized as anti-scientific obscurantism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiot Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 28 minutes ago, altaylar2000 said: We are here discussing the idea that electricity in conductors has a wave nature, and not a nature due to the flow of particles Of course it does, except that it is not electricity in conductors, but electricity on conductors. But this wave behaviour is quite different from that of optical fibre systems. And, of course, you must then be talking about alternating current or transients. But then there are the electrical engineers' circuit models and physicists' models and chemists' models all for different purposes. And there is conduction current and displacement current And, of course, electrons are not the only current carriers, some are not even physical particles. So pony up and pin down some specifics please. Otherwise we shall be forever in the he-said-this - she-said-that mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joigus Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 19 minutes ago, altaylar2000 said: I think that quantum mechanics, on the contrary, is trying to revive Newton's concept of particles moving in a void. John Donne said that no man is an island, but you seem to be the exception that proves the rule. Quantum mechanics "is trying" nothing of the kind. x-posted with Studiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altaylar2000 Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, joigus said: John Donne said that no man is an island, but you seem to be the exception that proves the rule. Quantum mechanics "is trying" nothing of the kind. There are all indications that they are talking about the same model that the ancient atomists and Newton spoke of. This is not only a physical, but also a religious, historical, philosophical and ideological question. Edited April 1, 2021 by altaylar2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiot Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 It is also worth noting that it is possible to have current without voltage and voltage without current, although the two are often linked. This simple fact is often overlooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altaylar2000 Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, studiot said: It is also worth noting that it is possible to have current without voltage and voltage without current, although the two are often linked. This simple fact is often overlooked. Voltage without current is trivial: it is an open loop with a source. Current without voltage is not exist 17 hours ago, Country Boy said: Okay, since your are talking about DC current where do "electromagnetic waves" come into it? Electromagnetic waves do not travel along wires. How is this current measured with an induction coil in current meters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiot Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 14 minutes ago, altaylar2000 said: Current without voltage is not exist Of course it does. There are at least three possible mechanisms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altaylar2000 Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, studiot said: Of course it does. There are at least three possible mechanisms. List them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiot Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, altaylar2000 said: List them. When you have responded to my earlier points. Why are you being so awkward with the only person in this thread who has not directly challenged you until now ? 15 hours ago, studiot said: You have made some good points but left out all the background as others have observed, even to the extent of not indicating what sort of current you are referring to. I repeat you have made some good points, but add that you also appear so harbour some misunderstandings. I am offering a serious discussion, not a game of ping pong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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