What are the quantum circumstances that manifest reflection?
Also, to what precision does the wave reflect and is that verified or only speculated by model?
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1See https://physics.stackexchange.com/q/10301/ , https://physics.stackexchange.com/q/2041/ , and https://physics.stackexchange.com/q/34911/ for starters – Dwagg Jun 22 '18 at 01:23
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Reflection begins with photons being absorbed and then re-emitted in random directions. It takes billions and billions of photons doing this on a surface to reflect an image. – Bill Alsept Jun 22 '18 at 01:31
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I did search before I posted the question Dwagg. Perhaps this Q should be deleted. – Randy Zeitman Jun 22 '18 at 02:55
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@RandyZeitman there’s nothing wrong with your question. Partial reflection is even more interesting. – Bill Alsept Jun 22 '18 at 03:23
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Yes, it's a good question ... but it's also a repeat is what I mean. "This question already has an answer..." – Randy Zeitman Jun 22 '18 at 03:29