Light: Particle & Wave

TL;DR

This paper investigates the dual particle-wave nature of light, revealing through quantum electrodynamics that these aspects can develop independently, challenging classical inequality constraints.

Contribution

It demonstrates that quantum electrodynamics resolves conflicts with classical inequalities and shows particle and wave properties can be independent.

Findings

Quantum electrodynamics explains independent development of light's particle and wave aspects.

Semiclassical analysis conflicts with classical inequality constraints.

Light's particle and wave properties can be separate realities.

Abstract

Light displays particle and wave properties within the bounds of the inequality, K^2+V^2<=1, where K represents particle information and V represents corresponding wave information. Using two laser beams that cross and then diverge from each other we explore the inequality. Results, based on semiclassical analysis, are in conflict with the inequality. However, analysis based on quantum electrodynamics resolves the conflict and uncovers a region where particle and wave aspects of light develop independently. Independent development of wave and particle aspects implies that they represent separate realities.