Photon
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A photon is a particle of light—the smallest possible unit of electromagnetic radiation.
Photons have no mass and travel at the speed of light.
In physics, they're both particles and waves, central to quantum mechanics and everyday phenomena like vision and solar energy.
Photons from the sun take about eight minutes to reach Earth.
Smallest discrete unit
- particleMinute piece of matter
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- electromagneticInvolving electric and magnetic fields
- energyPower to do work
momentum · massless · boson · wavelength · frequency · Planck · spin · polarization
Device that senses
- sensorInput-detecting device
- LEDSemiconductor that glows
- solarOf the star
- fiber-opticLight-carrying cable technology
photonics · semiconductor · diode · phototransistor · imaging · camera · optical · silicon
Structural support member
- rayNarrow light emission
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
- illuminationProvision of light
- luminosityIntrinsic brightness of source
intensity · laser · flash · glow · radiance · brilliance · optics · refraction
quantum
Smallest discrete unit
- particleMinute piece of matter
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- electromagneticInvolving electric and magnetic fields
energy · momentum · massless · boson · wavelength · frequency · Planck · spin · polarization · absorption
detector
Device that senses
fiber-optic · photonics · semiconductor · diode · phototransistor · imaging · camera · optical · silicon · transmission
beam
Structural support member
- rayNarrow light emission
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
- illuminationProvision of light
luminosity · intensity · laser · flash · glow · radiance · brilliance · optics · refraction · reflection
cosmic
Pertaining to the universe
- stellarOf or like celestial bodies
- redshiftWavelength stretch from recession
- blueshiftLight compressed by approach
luminosity · telescope · spectrograph · nebula · quasar · pulsar · gamma-ray · X-ray · radio · microwave
- MarvelIron Man, Captain America, Spider-Man, Avengers, Thor
- Motorola ProductsCitrus, Turbo
- Sci-Fi CharactersLuke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Yoda, Princess Leia, Chewbacca
- game enginesUnity, Godot, Source, GameMaker, Snowdrop
Photonelectron
Negative subatomic particle
fermion · graviton · quark · neutrino · Higgs boson
Photondarkness
Total absence of light
shadow · void · blackness · obscurity · dark matter
Photonelectromagnetic wave
Self-propagating field oscillation
light wave · wave function · wave · field
- family photoImage of relatives together
- photo albumBound collection of snapshots
- photo IDImage-bearing identity document
- group photoPicture of multiple people
- photo boothEnclosed self-portrait station
- baby photoImage of a newborn
photo, photograph, photographer, photography, photographic, photographically, photosynthesis, photoelectric, photocopy