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What are the properties of a photon with Planck energy? Is it even possible to interact with it, or does it just travel trough all matter?
It would likely produce gravitons, which goes beyond the limit of our current theories.mfb said:A photon with the Planck energy (in our lab), colliding with something on Earth would be certainly a very interesting collision, but it would not go beyond the limit of our current theories
There is a Greisen–Zatsepin–Kuzmin limit for cosmic radiation - about 8 joules. This is far less than the 2 billion joules for your photon. So, if this particle could exist at all, it would immediately begin breaking apart into less energetic particles because of its interaction with the microwave background radiation.Abstractness said:What are the properties of a photon with Planck energy? Is it even possible to interact with it, or does it just travel through all matter?
.Scott said:There is a Greisen–Zatsepin–Kuzmin limit for cosmic radiation - about 8 joules. This is far less than the 2 billion joules for your photon. So, if this particle could exist at all, it would immediately begin breaking apart into less energetic particles because of its interaction with the microwave background radiation.
But before that happened, I would wonder if it would constitute a tiny black hole that would instantly evaporate - releasing a shower of other particles.
Abstractness said:So you're saying that photons can interact with photons ?
Abstractness said:So you're saying that photons can interact with photons ?
A photon with Planck energy is a particle of light that has the maximum amount of energy allowed by the Planck constant. It is the smallest unit of energy that can exist in the universe.
The energy of a photon with Planck energy is calculated using the formula E = hf, where E is energy, h is the Planck constant, and f is the frequency of the light wave. The Planck constant is a fundamental constant of nature that relates a particle's energy to its frequency.
A photon with Planck energy is significant because it represents the limit of energy in the universe. It is a fundamental particle that plays a crucial role in many physical phenomena, including the photoelectric effect and the emission of light by atoms.
No, a photon with Planck energy cannot be observed directly. It is a theoretical concept that represents the maximum energy that a photon can have. However, scientists can indirectly observe the effects of photons with Planck energy through experiments and observations.
The energy of a photon with Planck energy is significantly higher than the energy of other particles. For example, the energy of a proton is around 10^19 times smaller than the energy of a photon with Planck energy. This shows the vast difference in energy scales between different particles in the universe.