Re: What is a photon

On Tue, 3 Jun 2025 18:55:12 +0000, Chris M. Thomasson wrote:
 

On 6/2/2025 5:18 PM, Bertitaylor wrote:

On Mon, 2 Jun 2025 21:36:17 +0000, Chris M. Thomasson wrote:
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On 6/2/2025 3:52 AM, rhertz wrote:
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Afaict, think of a photon traveling along a field line at the speed of
light in space,

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The photon or brief electromagnetic pulse spreads out as per inverse
square law. Photons in phase are lasers.
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that is warped and influenced by the gravitational

field.

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The gravitational field cannot disturb the photon. Only the change in
the aetheric medium can with change of refractive index which relates to
both frequency and permittivity.

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The photon rides the field lines... ;^)

 Well of course as a hypothetical atomic bundle of time varying
electromagnetic fields.