Will light amplification take place in a vacuum sealed reflective sphere?

Subject: Will light amplification take place in a vacuum sealed reflective sphere?

Date: Sun Sep 19 23:41:25 1999
Posted by J.D.Kastrava
Grade level: undergrad School: No school entered.
City: Santa Maria State/Province: CA Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 937798885.Ph

Message:


If you had a sphere that had a "perfect" reflective surface on the inside,
(a vacuum) and you could use a non intrusive source to create a small 
light inside the sphere, would the light continue to grow in intensity 
because of the infinite points of reflection ??? 
Thank you.

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