Oddbean new post about login | logout I have a theory that I would like to get off my chest:)
Spill it!
This is my theory: Light / photons are spherical standing electromagnetic waves. That is why light is perceived as both particle and waves. And why light is blocked by two polarizing filters that are perpendicular to eachother.
Interesting point of view. Maybe it could be implied that the photon is not a particle at all, but this could still explain the photoelectric effect. Question: Would this theory give an explanation to the collapse of the wave function by observation/measurement?
I am not too familiar with the collapse of the wave function. But to the extent I do understand it my take would be that you do not know the value/state/position of the system before you measure it. And after you have measured a value the values following thereafter could be determined, if the system behaves in accordance with a law or a wave function… not sure if that made sense…(?)