ABSTRACT
Energy transmission through wave properties allows transfer of energy (or information) through a distance in the absence of net forward motion of any matter, that is, no net displacement of matter in the direction of wave motion. The wave nature of an energy transmission is based on the mathematical cyclical behavior of some variable essential to the particular wave propagation. Light and matter interact during transfer of energy. Electromagnetic radiation can transfer energy to matter, producing heat or electricity or work. Conversely, matter can convert certain types of energy to electromagnetic radiation, producing light from other forms of energy. Electrons in atoms are described as having a potential energy based on occupying a specific potential energy level. Potential energy levels are a function, in part, of the average distance of the electron from the nucleus. An atom can move from one energy state to another by absorbing or emitting energy.
