The word "quanta" in this context means discrete units of energy. It is a general term; in the case of electromagnetic energy a quantum is a photon.
Mindbogglingly, light behaves as both particles and waves, not neither. The best explanation I've seen for this so far is this video about quantum fields.
The word "quanta" in this context means discrete units of energy. It is a general term; in the case of electromagnetic energy a quantum is a photon.
Mindbogglingly, light behaves as both particles and waves, not neither. The best explanation I've seen for this so far is this video about quantum fields.
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