Wave lengths affect the speed of photons?

[mdmaaz]

I know that there are different wave lengths, light and photons travels through these waves. All of them travel at the speed of light. But note that Gamma rays, and radio waves both travel at the speed of light, but the waves of gamma rays are shorter. So both gamma rays and radio waves travel about 186,000 miles(300,000 kilometers) per second. But the photons in gamma rays have to travel through short zig-zag like waves, so they cover a long distance. While radio waves have to travel through longer zig-zag like waves, so the cover a shorter distance. I hope you understand by what I mean. So the way I'm thinking the photons are traveling faster than the speed of light, which is impossible. Please help me.

 

[Doc Al]

But the photons in gamma rays have to travel through short zig-zag like waves, so they cover a long distance. While radio waves have to travel through longer zig-zag like waves, so the cover a shorter distance. I hope you understand by what I mean. So the way I'm thinking the photons are traveling faster than the speed of light, which is impossible. Please help me.

Photons do not travel along a wavy zig-zag path.

 

[jtbell]

But the photons in gamma rays have to travel through short zig-zag like waves, so they cover a long distance. While radio waves have to travel through longer zig-zag like waves, so the cover a shorter distance.

The waves do not represent paths of motion of the photons. They represent variations in the strength and direction of the electromagnetic fields that are associated with the photons.

 

[SteamKing]

If EM signals propagate at the speed of light, but different signals have different wavelengths, what wave characteristic must change?

 

[Drakkith]

If EM signals propagate at the speed of light, but different signals have different wavelengths, what wave characteristic must change?

Just the wavelength changes.

 

[khemist]

If EM signals propagate at the speed of light, but different signals have different wavelengths, what wave characteristic must change?

The frequency of the said wave.

c = f\lambda