A linearly polarized electromagnetic wave as a swarm of photons half of which have spin −1 and half of which have spin +1

Gerrit Coddens (1)

1 LSI - Laboratoire des Solides Irradiés - Irradiated Solids Laboratory

We illustrate our solution for the particle-wave duality and the paradox of the cat of Schrödinger on the example of the photons which occur in a linearly polarized electromagnetic wave. The +1 and −1 spin states correspond to the left and right circular polarizations, as pointed out by Raman [1].

Mots clés: Quantum Mechanics; Electromagnetic wave; Schrödinger's cat; Particle-wave duality

Domaines: Physique mathématique [math-ph]

Gerrit Coddens. A linearly polarized electromagnetic wave as a swarm of photons half of which have spin −1 and half of which have spin +1. 2020. ⟨hal-02636464v2⟩