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I read that a photon is an electromagnetic field but how could that be since electromagnetic fields are based on electronic and thermodynamics.
What is a photon's structure composed of?
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Electromagnetic fields are not based on thermodynamics. I am not sure what would lead you to believe that they arelighthouse1234 said:
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Boltzmann's entropy
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Boltzmann’s entropy is not the basis of EMlighthouse1234 said:
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It is made of the purest, finest aether you can think of.lighthouse1234 said:
No, seriously, photons can be thought of as stable "excitations/disturbances" in the electromagnetic field.
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Perhaps whoever wrote what you read was wrong; or, you misunderstood what you read; or, you never read it in the first place. How can anyone on here say which of those, if any, is true?lighthouse1234 said:
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Where? Please give a specific reference.lighthouse1234 said: