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@InvaderXan thanks, that is where I stumble, considering the waves differently from the particles makes my head hurt.
@InvaderXan thanks, that is where I stumble, considering the waves differently from the particles makes my head hurt.
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It's confusing at first, but the truth is that you can't describe photons as either particles or waves. They're both, and neither. Thinking about them as one or the other actually makes it harder to understand.
Photons act as either one or the other depending on context. So I usually just think of them as little packets of formless energy...