More regarding Photons
A photon
is an elementary particle, the quantum of light and all other forms of
electromagnetic radiation, and the force carrier for the electromagnetic
force,
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I was thinking about what this means when they say "an elementary particle, the quantum of light and all other forms of electromagnetic radiation and the carrier of electromagnetic force"
So, for me this means that photons (sunlight) is also electromagnetic radiation which is why we can make solar cells (which remind me a lot of photosynthesis) to create electricity because photons are both light and electricity at the same time.
If light from the sun (photons) is electricity and electromagnetic force what is magnetism? Because we also generate electricity by breaking the magnetic field of magnets. So, does that mean that somehow photonic energy from the sun is captured by the Earth over time in some way directly into the magnetic fields of the earth? Or does Earth generate it's own magnetic fields or is it both? I think it must be both to make any sense at all.
My next question is something I sense as an intuitive. It is:
Are we draining Earth or indirectly the Sun itself by using so much electricity on earth? I'm not sure about how this question could be answered with present technology. However, in the long run I believe it is an important one to human survival on Earth or anywhere else in the solar system.
If electricity is like water it is finite. If electricity is finite on Earth then what are the limits of use of Electricity without causing weather and climatic problems in relation to the Sun and the Earth itself? Are we already seeing some of the results of this in our weather and changes to our magnetosphere which is markedly weakening ongoing now?
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