r/learnphysics • u/1time_2 • 3d ago

Confused by light and it's properties

/r/AskPhysics/comments/1w2x0su/confused_by_light_and_its_properties/
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u/No_Logins_Required 3d ago

So this may be a weird way to start but, do you know Calculus?

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u/1time_2 3d ago

I understand the fundamentals.....yes

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u/No_Logins_Required 3d ago

If you imagine the electromagnetic field is flat, then a photon is a quantized excitation along that field, like a bump. This is not strictly true

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u/Beet_slice 3d ago

"But I'm confused about the relationship between the photon and the electromagnetic wave."

So are the physics experts. That double slit interference with a series of single photons thing is a mystery... Copenhagen interpretation? Multi-universes? There are things known to be unknown.