Abstract
Light propagation through a polarizer-analyzer system is investigated on the basis of quantum concepts about the nature of light. It is shown that Malus’ law, which is based on principles of classical electrodynamics, does not fully take into account all effects that can arise under light propagation through a polarizer-analyzer system. In particular, the phenomenon of a possible change in the light frequency is not considered, e.g., in the case of X-ray radiation. The derivation of Malus’ law based on quantum principles is presented. For comparison, the differential effective cross section of the interaction between a photon and an electron is found taking into account rotation of the photon polarization plane in the Compton effect.
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