👉 The always:light_particles concept posits that light is fundamentally composed of tiny, indivisible particles known as photons or, more accurately, quanta of electromagnetic radiation. These particles, often referred to as "light particles," exhibit both wave-like and particle-like properties, a duality central to quantum mechanics. Photons are massless and travel at the speed of light in a vacuum, carrying energy proportional to their frequency. This particle nature is crucial for explaining phenomena such as the photoelectric effect, where light can eject electrons from materials. Despite their seemingly intangible existence, these particles interact with matter, enabling processes like absorption, emission, and scattering, which underpin our understanding of light's behavior in various contexts, from everyday vision to advanced technologies like lasers and fiber optics.
