First, I'm not sure if photons have to "get up to" the speed of light, or if they are thrown into existence at that speed. I know that they should just be generated moving at their speed, and I know that they have zero mass so asking about acceleration is a little strange, but what about when light hits an interface? Does it need to "slow down" to the new speed of light? Or does a new photon get generated?
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