Which theory of light is the photon more consistent with the wave theory or the particle theory?

Answer 1

this is a much more complicated question than perhaps you realise. try looking up "wave particle duality" photons have the strange characteristic of haveing properties of both a wave and a particle.

Answer 2

wave theory can't explain some effects of light. Light photons act as both waves and as particles, very similar as to how electrons behave. Both theory of light and wave theory is correct because each will predict the behavior of light for certain phenomena.

Answer 3

The photon is more consistent with the particle theory of light, as it is a discrete bundle of electromagnetic energy. However, the wave-particle duality principle states that light can exhibit both wave-like and particle-like behavior depending on the experimental setup.

Answer 4

photon theory of light is a theory of photon

Answer 5

Light exhibits both propertied. Neither is more favorable.

Answer 6

Neither. A photon acts like either a particle or a wave, depending on how it is measured. It is a different type of matter, colloquially called a wavicle.

Answer 7

The phenomena of interference of light: Wave theory

The photoelectric effect: Particle theory.

Electromagnetic radiation from exited atom: Particle theory.

Answer 8

It has to do with the wave nature of light.

Answer 9

Photons are theoretical particles.