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minus-squareziggurism@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThere is no tree level photon-photon interaction. Photons scatter off electrons (or any other charged particle), not off neutral photons.
minus-squareOok the Librarian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoAre you claiming this is done without a force carrier? If you are working outside the standard model, I guess that’s fine, but I don’t want to spend time arguing with you.
minus-squareziggurism@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoThe electromagnetic field does have a force carrier. It is the photon. The photon mediates the force between electrically charged particles. It cannot mediate any reaction between two neutral photons.
There is no tree level photon-photon interaction. Photons scatter off electrons (or any other charged particle), not off neutral photons.
Are you claiming this is done without a force carrier? If you are working outside the standard model, I guess that’s fine, but I don’t want to spend time arguing with you.
The electromagnetic field does have a force carrier. It is the photon.
The photon mediates the force between electrically charged particles. It cannot mediate any reaction between two neutral photons.