Photon structure - light decyphering

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The discussion centers on the structure of photons and their implications for deciphering interstellar messages. A photon is described as having a disk-like shape, being a few tens of millimeters long but spanning vast distances. The conversation explores the concept of photons existing in a multi-dimensional hyperspace, suggesting that they represent closed reactions that traverse the entirety of space-time. The majority of a photon's history is confined to a small four-volume of space-time, with its electromagnetic force diminishing rapidly outside this area, following a Gaussian distribution. The idea is presented that while photons may behave probabilistically, they possess a real existence, challenging conventional views. Additionally, there is curiosity about the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation (CMBR) and its potential for universal density measurements and insights into dark matter effects.
Victor
Anybody out there can give me a hand on basic photon structure.
Looking towards decyphering interstellar messages.
Thank you.
 
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A wavetrain. Stellar visible light photon is typically few tens of a millimiter long, but billions and billions miles wide (kinda disk -shaped).
 
This is only my opinion of what a photon is...

If we consider a multi-dimensional hyperspace (more than 4 dims, but total quantity of open & closed dimensions are not pert. to the picture) - the photon, any photon, is a closed reaction that spans all of the volume of space-time (including time). The bulk majority of the history of each photon is along a small 4-volume of space-time between the reactions start and endpoints. The potential of the existence (the strength of effect of the electromagentic force associated with it) drops off very quickly away from this volume... by the mathematical relation described by the bell curve for the typical Gaussian wave-packet--- at a given cross-section through the four-volume between interaction points. Over large "stellar" distances, the packet becomes smoothly dispersed.
The reaction doesn't dominate the space-time, obviously, because it is of a very discrete property carried along the histories in the probablitity of the amplitude defined by the packet. I don't personally believe, however, that is is only probability distribution... Like Schroedinger, I cling to the belief that it is a real but behaves like a probability. People like Wheeler hate that kind of thinking. But if the EM force carried is some kind of kink in space-time dimensions stretched out over large distances... It would still obey statistics if the reaction had to be complete only at the endpoints.
 
Originally posted by Alexander
A wavetrain. Stellar visible light photon is
typically few tens of a millimiter long, but
billions and billions miles wide
(kinda disk -shaped).
Hmm...
I wonder what's the average "weidth" of
the CMBR and can it be used to make some
Universal density measurements as well
as possibly some Dark Matter effects ?
 

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