Possible Observation of a Second Kind of Light

TL;DR

This paper proposes the existence of a second kind of light to explain an old optical anomaly, supported by a proposed tabletop experiment for verification.

Contribution

It introduces the concept of a second kind of light to explain anomalous observations and suggests an experimental test for its existence.

Findings

Old experiment showed sunlight passing through thicker iron layers than classical theory predicts.

The proposed second kind of light could account for this discrepancy.

A tabletop experiment is suggested to verify the existence of this second kind of light.

Abstract

According to classical electrodynamics, sunlight that is passed through an iron layer can be detected with the naked eye only if the thickness of the layer is less than 170nm. However, in an old experiment, August Kundt was able to see the sunlight with the naked eye even when it had passed an iron layer with thickness greater than 200nm. To explain this observation, we propose a second kind of light which was introduced in a different context by Abdus Salam. A tabletop experiment can verify this possibility.