👉 Light particles, often referred to as photons, are discrete packets of electromagnetic energy that can be thought of as tiny beams of light. To compute with light particles, one typically involves understanding their behavior through quantum mechanics and optics. The computation might start by calculating the energy of each photon using the formula \( E = h \nu \), where \( E \) is the energy, \( h \) is Planck's constant (\( 6.626 \times 10^{-34} \, \text{Js} \)), and \( \nu \) is the frequency of the light. Once the energy is known, the momentum of the light particle can be determined using \( p = \frac{h}{\lambda} \), where \( \lambda \) is the wavelength. This momentum is crucial for interactions with matter, such as absorption or scattering. In practical applications, these computations help predict how light will behave in various scenarios, from the reflection off a mirror to the transmission through a fiber optic cable, or even the photoelectric effect where photons eject electrons from a material.
