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photoelectric effect

Forum discussion tagged with photoelectric effect.
  1. M

    A radio photon can be miles long. Isn't that a bit of a stretch for a 'quantum particle' ?

    A radio photon can be miles long. Isn't that a bit of a stretch for a 'quantum particle' ? How is a mile long radio photon a quantum particle, given that quantum physics describe how the universe works at incredibly small scales ? I mean this radio particle is way way bigger than an anaconda...