How Long Is a Photon?

TL;DR

This paper proposes a novel interpretation of electromagnetic quanta as single pulses, linking Planck's formula to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, and redefines photon frequency as an inverse emission time to address issues in traditional models.

Contribution

It introduces a new interpretation of photons as single pulses, connecting quantum formulas to uncertainty relations, offering an alternative to conventional approaches.

Findings

Planck formula is equivalent to Heisenberg time-energy uncertainty.

Photon frequency can be viewed as inverse emission time.

The approach avoids problems of traditional photon models.

Abstract

An interpretation of an electromagnetic quantum as a single pulse is suggested. In this context the Planck formula is shown to be equivalent to the Heisenberg time-energy uncertainty relation. This allows to treat the photon frequency as an inverse time of emission. Such an ansatz avoids the inherent problems of the conventional approach.