The idea that light can act like packets led to what new field on science?

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Harshad · Answer 1 · 2022-12-31T20:35:15+0000

Light acting as 'packets' of exact amounts of energy (a particle-like quality) called quanta led to the development of quantum mechanics. Light also has wave qualities (wavelength, frequency, amplitude) which is referred to as particle-wave duality.

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