Photon
type: Ontology
creation date: 2026-08-06T05:48:41+02:00
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Photon
type: Subject
type: Category:Glossary
page: https://wiki.openmod-initiative.org/wiki/Photon
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glossary abbreviation: γ
glossary abiguities: Light
glossary definition: 1. A photon is an elementary particle, the quantum of the electromagnetic field including electromagnetic radiation such as light, and the force carrier for the electromagnetic force (even when static via virtual photons). The photon has zero rest mass and always moves at the speed of light within a vacuum. Like all elementary particles, photons are currently best explained by quantum mechanics and exhibit wave–particle duality, exhibiting properties of both waves and particles.
glossary definition: 2. The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime.
glossary sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photon (1.); https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/photon (2.)
glossary subterm of: Photoelectric effect
wiki page creation date: 2017-11-03T10:41:46Z
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wiki page last editor: User:Lilly Schoen
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