2006-11-29 14:15:55 · 3 answers · asked by goring 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
how is the zeeman effect explained?
2006-11-30 03:40:40 · update #1
No. A photon is both massless and has no electric charge - any interaction with a magnetic field would be impossible.
2006-11-29 14:49:14 · answer #1 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. photons are the particles that mediate electromagnetic interactions (forces). That means that virtual (not real) photons appear and disappear in order for the magnetic force to be transmitted from say a magnet to a nail... but they are not bended or affected by the magnetic force itself. They just sort of carry it...
2006-11-29 14:21:30 · answer #2 · answered by nnvv02 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Photons travel along electromagnetic waves.
They are the lesser force so they are acted on rather than acting in.
2006-11-29 14:24:07 · answer #3 · answered by Josh L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋