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Anorlunda, My use of the word 'information' was based on my misunderstanding of what a photon was; which Drakkith cleared up. I had thought that all matter- being energy- was somehow tied to the same spectrum as light, and that the EM wave of a photon became entangled with the energy of an...

Can a particle emit an EM wave that is too weak to create a photon?

Thanks Drakkith, That clears things up quite a bit. What determines the photon's frequency when it is created? Also, how is a photon 'reflected' off a blade of grass without losing all of its energy? Also, now I am imagining a photon as an expanding wavelike sphere of light in space. How...

How do photons carry information? For instance, when a photon is emitted by the sun, it seems to carry information about the sun- color, intensity, etc... If that photon bounces off a blade of grass then it carries new information- color, shape, etc... What is it it about the blade of grass that...