Ok, tell that to the Standard Model. [1] Like it or not, in modern physics, "pho...

colanderman on Nov 12, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Can a Human See a Single Photon? (1996)

Ok, tell that to the Standard Model. [1]

Like it or not, in modern physics, "photon" refers to a particular type of discrete lump of momentum and energy. It is a thing you can definitely have one of.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Model

ekianjo on Nov 14, 2017 [–]

Then its not a particle with zero mass as often defined.