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This model characterizes light as traveling in longitudinal waves, a nuanced perspective that diverges from the traditional understanding of light's propagation. A critical insight is that while the intensity of light emanating from a source diminishes with distance—observably adhering to the inverse square law—the number of channels that the source can generate remains consistent per unit of intensity.
Implications for the Photoelectric Effect
An intriguing consequence of this theory is its ability to elucidate the photoelectric effect—specifically, the perplexing behavior observed wherein the energy of emitted photoelectrons remains invariant, regardless of proximity to the light source or its intensity.