Baby, are you an ultraviolet photon? Because you put me into an excited state! ☀️

@philipp
I don't think I've ever understood quantum mechanics, I still visualize photons as particles and wavelength as something else. Are they to be considered the same thing and the words usable interchangeably?

@InvaderXan

@arteteco @philipp
More or less. Though this isn't quantum mechanics. This is just part of the wave approximation.

Energy is related to wavelength;
E = hν,
so higher energy equates to shorter wavelength. The two aren't *exactly* interchangeable, but they're essentially the same concept.

So, for example, ultraviolet has higher energy/higher frequency (shorter wavelength) than infrared. This is true irrespective of whether you treat photons as waves or particles.

@arteteco @philipp
Heh. Had to delete and redraft. Getting λ and ν mixed up is just embarrassing.

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