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Robert
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Robert asked in Science & MathematicsPhysics · 8 years ago

Photon: Particle v.s. Wave question...?

Light Photons: Particle v.s. Wave question?

I was thinking about charged solar particles coming at us from the sun and began to ask myself if their passage through our magnetic field might cause them to organize themselves into waves. Suddenly I thought about the old question about photons; particle or wave, and it occurred to me that maybe we've been asking the wrong question. Rather than asking if a photon is a particle or a wave, I'm suggesting the question should be: "Is there something about the nature of space/time that causes photon particles to organize themselves into waves?"

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  • 8 years ago
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    Good thought. It would be interesting to see the double slit experiment done away from earth in empty space.

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