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Subject: Is there an upper limit in terms wavelength to the electromagnetic spectrum

Date: Thu Oct 15 20:41:02 1998
Posted by Daniel Silverwood
Grade level:
School: Self study
City: Manchester by the Sea State/Province: MA
Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 908502062.Ph
Message:

I never got a clear answer from my physics teacher on this one. 
Physics texbook always show the electromagnetic spectum going from 
short wavelength (cosmic rays, X-Rays..) to longer wavelengths (radio 
waves). I understand there is no sense in asking what`s the limit in 
very short wavelengths, since the corpuscular nature of em will 
manifest itself. But what about the other end ? In other words, is it 
possible to have a wavelength of 100m, 100000 km, or even the size of 
the universe ?


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