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I have been wondering why photons can't go through matter and electromagnetic fields mostly unaffected while neutrinos can. Neither of them have an electric charge as a particle, and the basic description I see about neutrinos is always that "they are unaffected because they have zero electric charge".
I understand, on a basic level, that the photons are gauge bosons and they mediate the electromagnetic force, but I could not quite find a clear description as to how this leads to EM fields interacting with photons but not interacting with neutrinos.
Any (also short) replies or links will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
I understand, on a basic level, that the photons are gauge bosons and they mediate the electromagnetic force, but I could not quite find a clear description as to how this leads to EM fields interacting with photons but not interacting with neutrinos.
Any (also short) replies or links will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.