A short exploration of the wave-particle behavior of photons was undertaken and questions have come up that I would like answered.
As we are all aware, an electromagnetic wave can be quite large in size. Since there is no lower limit to the frequency of such a wave, it is easy to visualize one that is greater than a kilometer between maximum electric or magnetic peaks. A packet of waves that constitute a photon at a low frequency would likely consist of many peaks. There is reason to assume that a low frequency photon would behave the same way as its brother light photons and generate interference patterns when the size of the experimental slits are in proportion to its wavelength. So, if the slits are several kilometers apart, how large would the equivalent photon particle be? The obvious answer is that it would be in the same size range as the wavelength of the packet. If this is true, then one might question the entire concept of a photon as being any form of particle. After all, aren't most particles virtually point sources as compared to normal dimensions? What is the currently accepted size of a photon that behaves as a particle? If one of these passes through our very large slit experiment how would it be detected at one location as with light photons? Could it be detected over a large area of the impact region with say a dipole antenna? Has anyone given this concept much thought? There are several other questions that can be entertained, but these should bring on some interesting discussions. Please add your insight to this issue. Dave
