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The photon is the quantum of the electromagnetic four-potential, and therefore the massless bosonic particle associated with the electromagnetic force, commonly also called the "particle of light". Use this tag for questions about the quantum-mechanical understanding of light and/or electromagnetic interactions.

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How to turn the light stronger than your strength in start

Imagine the following scenario: I have one lamp, and I would like to turn it stronger, like a strength of 2 lamps. Can I do it, passing the light (for example) through one crystal or a special glass …
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Is possible to control the direction of light colliding to each other?

I read this question, and I thought the following thing: As photons can collide with each other, can we use photons to control the direction of another photon? … for example: photon 1 is thrown when photon 1 is very close to the collision point photon 2 is thrown Both photons collide to each other and goes to different direction (like pool balls) …
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Can a photon move at another speed that's not the speed of light?

I was reading an article about the new collider photon-photon, and the writer says "the scientists accelerate photons in a very high speed". … EDIT: This is the article about photon-photon collider: http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/18/5724658/photon-collider-could-turn-light-into-matter I found the snippet about accelerating photons at a very …
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Is possible to use optical fiber to transmit light to streetlights? [closed]

I was thinking about this idea: Only one lamp, inside a optical fiber structure, transmitting all the light through a lot of optical fiber cables direct to streetlights. (I guess that the cables wo …
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