Billy_Bob
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"The classical model of electricity and magnetism makes use of the ideas of electric and magnetic fields. Maxwell’s equations describe how these fields behave, and the Lorentz force equation, which describes how the fields push and pull charged particles and magnets. A prediction of Maxwell’s equations is that there are waves in the electromagnetic field which travel at the speed of light. These waves were identified with light by the experiments of Hertz and others. We therefore have two very different ideas for how light works -- as waves in the electric and magnetic fields, and as motion of particles -- photons. This pair of explanations is called "wave-particle duality" and is a recurring theme of quantum mechanics. Depending on the experimental situation, light acts as a wave or as a particle (but never both simultaneously)."A photon has a positive charge as does all energy matter. Is that to basic for you?Is not a photon a charged particle?
Is not a photon a charged particle?
No.
Why don't you elaborate? This I got to hear!
Zero charge. No charge. Is that too complex?
A photon has a positive charge as does all energy matter.
Yes, your false claim is too basic. Give me some proof.
Depending on the state of the energy it can be either a wave or a particle. My explanation is using the particle as my point of view.
"Professor Michael Stone said 'It's tricky'. His explanation is that an ordinary, free, photon has two different transverse polarization states as can be easily demonstrated by the usual crossed polarizers experiment. An electron that interacts with this kind of photon couldn't care less where it came from. It just scatters ala Compton. Now in the case of when the photons are virtual, such as when two electrons are close to each other and are experiencing Coulomb-like forces, the photon has an extra, longitudinal, polarization state. This extra state carries information as to the charge sign of its source. Hence the electron receiving the photon can decide whether to be attracted or repelled."
The state of the electrical field surrounding the electron can cause the photon to be repelled as I stated before..
Its rather amusing to see everyone squirm..
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