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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Light is made of quanta. Neither waves nor particles.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A photon is a quanta of light. Our picture of light, to this point, has been that of a wave. Wave-like characteristics are responsible for diffraction and refraction. However, light is absorbed and emitted one photon at a time.

I knew some new study would betrayal me, well I still wave my particle.....

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

isnt a photon just a wave in the photon field or w\e?

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