Light beam 'swims' upstream through a quantum fluid by violating Newton's third law

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Just as a leaf drifts along with a stream, objects in other moving fluids normally drift along with the flow. That is, unless they exert energy to move against it. Although it may be less intuitive, light waves or photons work similarly. To move against a stream of light, an obje

Just as a leaf drifts along with a stream, objects in other moving fluids normally drift along with the flow. That is, unless they exert energy to move against it. Although it may be less intuitive, light waves or photons work similarly. To move against a stream of light, an obje This story matters for Science & Discovery readers tracking student. Reported by phys.org. Read the full original at the source link below.

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