
How long is a photon?
Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
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Understanding Photons and Uncertainty Principle
This chapter delves into the concept of photons and their uncertain energy, leading to uncertainty in their location in space. It highlights how the uncertainty principle connects energy, time, momentum, and location, emphasizing the ranging energies of photons creating localized ripples in space. The chapter also discusses measuring challenges, quantum uncertainty, the length of photons, and different perspectives on understanding light as particles or fields in quantum theory.
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