Don’t waves need a medium to travel through? Isn’t space just essentially empty? I know they’re electromagnetic waves, but what does that mean essentially?
Edit: Thanks for the response guys. From your response I’ve realised there’s no way to explain to a 5 year old how light works!
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Think of the fundamental forces (including electromagnetism) as properties of space, rather than in it and it makes sense slightly more sense.
It’s still a massive simplification but it’s closer to the truth and tbh is the limit of my ability to visualise what’s going on.
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