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Old 15-10-2009, 02:11 PM
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Hi Alex,
Your brain has been working overtime! Not that I'm complaining, gives the rest of us something to think about.

This is my thought ...
Electromagnetic energy is ultimately due to moving particles. In this case the photon. The moving particle produces an oscillating electromagnetic field (analogous to a vibration). The energy of the particle can be measured as an electromagnetic wave of a certain amplitude and frequency. However, the particle itself is moving in a straight line (ignoring space curvature).


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