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photon (electromagnetic radiation) | ||||
subject | fact |
photon | has spin 1 | ![]() |
has synonym electromagnetic radiation | ![]() | |
carries the force electromagnetism | ![]() | |
has definition Smallest packet of the electromagnetic force field; messenger particle of the electromagnetic force; smallest bundle of light. | ![]() | |
has definition The quantum of the electromagnetic field. It is the massless spin-1 gauge boson of QED. Virtual photons mediate the electromagnetic force between charged particles. Virtual photons can also adopt a mass for a short period, in accordance with Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. | ![]() | |
has definition A transverse wave of electric and magnetic fields which can propagate through empty space. | ![]() | |
is a kind of carrier boson | ![]() | |
is a kind of neutral particle | ![]() | |
is a kind of massless particle | ![]() | |
is a kind of transverse wave | ![]() | |
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 | ![]() |
has frequency inversely proportional to the wavelength | ![]() | |
has wavelength inversely proportional to its momentum | ![]() | |
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 | ![]() |
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