Is light a particle or a wave? The mystery of wave-particle duality.
In short: In this third installment of his series on light and color, Colm Kelleher explores whether light can be described as exclusively a wave or a particle, and if these two states are mutually exclusive.
The video examines the concept of wave-particle duality, investigating how these two seemingly different descriptions relate to our perception of light and color.
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