I have always wondered if Photons are magnetic and if so are

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Photons are not magnetic themselves, but low-frequency photons can experience effects like Faraday rotation when traveling through a medium, which can influence their polarization. However, in a vacuum, their motion remains unaffected by magnetic fields, including Earth's geomagnetic field. Photon-photon scattering occurs at an extremely low rate and has not been observed in a vacuum, even with advanced technology. Pair production requires much higher energies and does not interact with Earth's magnetic field. Overall, photons serve as carriers of the electromagnetic force, embodying both electric and magnetic components.
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I have always wondered if Photons are magnetic and if so are they affected by the geomagnetic field around the earth
 
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Their motion is not affected, but I think their polarization can be, if I read my2cts link correctly.
 
Faraday rotation applies to light traveling through a medium, not through a vacuum.
 
There is photon-photon scattering, but at such an incredibly low rate that it has never been observed (in vacuum), even with powerful lasers and extremely sensitive detectors.

Pair production has been observed indirectly, but that needs much higher energies so interactions with the magnetic field of Earth don't work.
 
thank you for the response guys
 
Photons are the carriers of the electromagnetic force. Magnetism is the relativistic manifestation of the electric charge.
 
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Photons are the carriers of the electromagnetic force. Magnetism is the relativistic manifestation of the electric charge.

A photon is a quantized portion of an EM wave, which has both electric and magnetic components.
 

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