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| optical (light) | ||||
| subject | fact | |||
| optical | has frequency 430 to 750 THz |  |
| has wavelength 400 to 700 nm | | |
| has synonym light | | |
| has definition Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths of or close to those detectable by the eye. | | |
| is a kind of photon | | |
| photon | has spin 1 | |
| carries the force electromagnetism | | |
| massless particle | has mass 0 | |
| neutral particle | is not accelerated by electric or magnetic fields | |
| has charge 0 | | |
| wave | has propagation direction | |
| particle | obeys uncertainty principle | |
| boson | has quantum behavior Bose-Einstein statistics | |
| harmonic motion | has amplitude | |
| has period | | |
| physical process | has domain physics | |
| physical object | has location or center of gravity | |
| has angular momentum | | |
| has velocity | | |
| has momentum | | |
| has temperature | | |
| has volume | | |
| has extent | | |
| has material | |
Kinds of optical :