Crest and Trough of a light wave

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The crest and trough of a light wave represent the maximum and minimum points of the electric field strength in relation to the magnetic field strength. These features are integral to understanding the wave nature of photons, which exhibit both wave and particle characteristics. The discussion clarifies that light is not composed of electrons, but rather photons. The crests and troughs serve as analytical tools in equations involving light. Overall, the relationship between these wave features and the properties of light is well established in physics.
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What exactly do the crest and trough parts of a light wave represent?
Are they traversals that a electron takes or are they a mathematical
analytical tool used in equations involving light? Or is the answer still unknown?
 
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Light isn't made of electrons. I think you're looking for photons.

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Originally posted by neurocomp2003
What exactly do the crest and trough parts of a light wave represent?
Are they traversals that a electron takes or are they a mathematical
analytical tool used in equations involving light? Or is the answer still unknown?

They represent successive maxima and minima of the electric strength vector relative to the magnetic strength vector. And yes, this explanation works for photons too, since as we know, they have a wave nature (along with a particle nature), and the electric and magnetic strengths are effective features of that wave nature.
 
yeah sorry i meant to say particle not electron.
 

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