Tagged: photon
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- Albert EinsteinQuantum physics · Albert Einstein (1879 to 1955) explained the photoelectric effect with light quanta in 1905 and later challenged the completeness of quantum mechanics.
- PhotonGlossary · A photon is the quantum of the electromagnetic field, a massless particle of light that carries energy proportional to its frequency and spin one.
- Wave-particle dualityQuantum physics · Wave-particle duality is the quantum principle that matter and light each show both wave-like and particle-like behavior depending on the experiment.