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 |  Description of EM Waves Spectrum of Electromagnetic Waves
 |  Visible Spectrum When Paul Dirac, the physicist who
predicted the existence of antimatter, was asked what an
electron is, he said:  "Electron, hmmm, Here, this is an
electron," and he wrote  on the blackboard . "This function ,
this is an electron," Dirac added.  I answer the question of
what light is in the same fashion,  In a non-quantum world,
light is In a quantum world, light is  What do these equations
mean? Please proceed to the next stop on your light tour.  back 
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