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Light has no charge and electromagnetic waves are created by charged particles, then how does light create an electromagnetic wave?

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Light is an electromagnetic wave. So these two statements are equivalent:

  • "Light has no charge"
  • "Electromagnetic waves have no charge"

As are these two:

  • "Electromagnetic waves are created by charged particles"
  • "Light is created by charged particles"

Aside: A more precise statement is "light is (or electromagnetic waves are) created by accelerating charged particles.

Therefore, it doesn't make sense to say light "creates" an electromagnetic wave (or vice versa).

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