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Photon
antiparticles
bosons
classification as elementary particle
description of photons
early theory and research, brief overview of
experimentally known elementary particles (table)
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free photons in the early universe
high and low energy levels of atoms
lasers
light as particle
momentum
particle traps
quantum electrodynamics
quantum theory
role in energy level of electrons
solar energy
spectroscopic study
study by astronomers
Elementary Particles
Elementary Particles, in physics, particles that cannot be broken down into any other particles. The term elementary particles also is used more...
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