Is light a particle or a wave? Ever ask yourself that question?
Perhaps if you are a student of quantum physics, that quandary
has entered your brain.
Well, for the layman, I have been told light is both a particle
and a wave. To compound the matter, it is also neither.
Einstein believed light is a particle (photon) and the flow of photons
is a wave. Effectively to this day, however, that conundrum has never
been properly explained.
Quantum physics is the branch of mechanics that deals with the
mathematical description of the motion and interaction of subatomic
particles, incorporating the concepts of quantization of energy,
wave-particle duality, the uncertainty principle, and the correspon-
dence principle.
If you are confused, my friends, well, so am I. This is why a dimwit
such as I decided to pursue art and writing in my life. I’ll use light
to see what in hell I’m looking at and hopefully to help illuminate the
way. I do know, I like Picasso and Monet.
Some claim they don’t understand Picasso, and that too is okay.
I myself failed Latin two years running in high school. You might
say, it was Greek to me.
Good thing I was born in the Twentieth Century for even in the
light of day I never would have mastered communicating in either.
Turns out, I must follow the rules of quantum mechanics to wherever
it leads, as life and existence itself dictates, even if I don’t understand.
Whether you care for Picasso or not is up to you.
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Chris Hanch 12-5-2020
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