ive been trying to figure out why some photons possess more energy than others, and my research keeps coming back to “the frequency is directly proportional to the energy present within the photon” however i am struggling to find any explanations as to why this is. i suppose that this links to my secondary question of what type of energy do photons even posess, because clearly there is energy that is able to have tangible impacts on the world, but i dont really understand what form it takes.
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To answer part of your question, a photon transmits electromagnetic radiation. It is *the* particle that carries electromagnetic force.
Now as to what it is, or what it has such propertie, nobody can or will know. This is what we call an axiomatic problem. A photon is a fundamental particle, which means it is irreducible and we just take it’s existence and properties as a fact on which to build.
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