[Profpat]

Originally Posted by dipayankar

Prof arent photons point particles and strings one dimensional particles??

Hi Dipayankar;

I guess that is the question. A light wave is a 2 dimensional transverse wave which has 3d characteristics. But what makes up that wave, a point particle or a string. You have a problem with a point particle making up a 2 dimensional transverse wave but a one dimensional particle demands it.

Also I have a problem with point particle per se, in that if they are a point particle that would imply that they are dimensionless, which to me indicates that they do not exist,

When an electron splits ( another "point particle" ) it can split into another electron and photon, I don't know how a dimensionless point particle can split since there are no dimensions to split.
However if electrons are strings it's easy to visualize a string breaking in two forming two particles.

The jury is still out on this one Dipayankar, but my money is on the one dimensional strings.

Best,

Pat