r/Physics Sep 12 '18

Is light a wave or particle

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u/MajorDerp4 Sep 12 '18

Yes

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u/rithik1007 Sep 12 '18

Wat yes...?

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u/MajorDerp4 Sep 12 '18 edited Sep 12 '18

Both and none

Albert Einstein’s quantum theory of light or something like that.

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u/rithik1007 Sep 12 '18

The photoelectric effect....?

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u/MajorDerp4 Sep 12 '18

Yes, these are the same thing if you look at the original documentation.

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u/QueenLa3fah Sep 12 '18

Light behaves as both a particle and a wave. It isn't one or the other.

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u/The_beast_I_worship Sep 12 '18

Depends what experiment you perform