What is the classical explanation for why the microwaves won't pass through the microwave door?
I know the microwaves behave like particles and dont pass through the microwave door but I am asking why they do so.
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1Does this answer your question? How does the grid on the microwave oven window prevent microwave radiation from coming out? – John Rennie Jan 05 '21 at 05:18
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1In classical electromagnetism microwaves do not behave like particles. They are waves, as their name says. – G. Smith Jan 05 '21 at 05:19
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and as they are classical waves, the size of the holes on the metal of the door and the distance between them is such as to "break the waves" and reflect them back to the interior., which is the faraday cage referred in the duplicate. For the wavelength of the microwave waves, it is as if it is all metal. – anna v Jan 05 '21 at 05:48
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Water waves would pass through an obstruction like that. Why don't electromagnetic waves? – R. Emery Jan 05 '21 at 05:57
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water might pass,but if the same wave computations are done with respect to the water wave's wavelength, the water wave would be reflected. Roughly: the oven microwave wavelenth is 24.24 cm, the gaps in the door 1mm. A water wavelength is of order of meters, would the water wave get through a wall with holes of half a mm? – anna v Jan 05 '21 at 11:54
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please note that in order to get the attention of a commenter you should use @xxx(example @annav.) I just happened to check and saw your question – anna v Jan 05 '21 at 11:57