Photons Observed as Particles, Waves Simultaneously
BRISTOL, England, and NICE, France, Nov. 5, 2012 — It is well-known that photons can act like waves or particles, depending on how they are measured experimentally. But they have never been seen exhibiting both behaviors at the same time — until now. The particle-wave theories of light were debated from the earliest days of science. Sir Isaac Newton advocated for particle theory, while James Clerk Maxwell and his theory of electromagnetism gave credit to wave theory. But the debate changed dramatically in 1905, when Einstein showed th...