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This is also why particles traveling at c cannot possibly decay: no time passes for them. A photon is everywhere at once, from its own point if view. That'
by shazow 15y ago
This is also why particles traveling at c cannot possibly
decay: no time passes for them. A photon is everywhere at
once, from its own point if view.
That's a really great explanation. For the first time, I've been able to visualize how light can be both a particle and a wave. Thank you.
- DavidSJ 15y agoTime dilation (special relativity) has nothing to do with wave-particle duality (quantum physics). The infinite time dilation of photons is due to their velocity, not their wave-like nature. Furthermore, all particles (electrons, protons, quarks, etc.) have wave-particle duality just as much as photons do.