Photons do not bounce off each other like billiard balls; instead, they typically behave as waves, creating interference patterns when they meet. Photon-Photon scattering is a phenomenon that occurs under extreme conditions, allowing for interactions such as the formation of particle/antiparticle pairs. However, under normal circumstances, photons pass through each other without interaction. This behavior is well-documented in quantum electrodynamics.
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Usaf Moji said:What would happen if a photon moving in one direction were to meet another photon moving in a perpendicular direction? Would they behave like billiard balls and bounce off each other, would they just pass through each other, would they combine together somehow and move in some new direction, or something else?