From 190449b7b316e2952b9386c6af976eb804c6105c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2025 18:52:06 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] autopushed --- photon.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/photon.md b/photon.md index 5935f2596..3ebeca787 100644 --- a/photon.md +++ b/photon.md @@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ - From Wikipedia: - > The name photon derives from the Greek word for light, [[φῶς]] (transliterated phôs). - > Although Wolfers's and Lewis's theories were contradicted by many experiments and never accepted, the new name was adopted by most physicists very soon after Compton used it. + - > In physics, a photon is usually denoted by the symbol [[γ]] (the Greek letter gamma). This symbol for the photon probably derives from gamma rays,