Electrons and Photons.
What is an Electron
An electron is a fundamental particle called a lepton with a negative charge of one and a spin of one-half. Electrons are attached around each atom and molecule so, they are the energy system of matter. Photons have a spin of one and are said to be massless.
The electron creates the electromagnetic force of magnetism and electric force that provides electricity to power motors and all electrical devices. Electrons also create photons and all visible light for us to see this world.
I believe that the electron is much more than this.
This is a snapshot of the electron taken from the video that Swedish scientists made of an electron. It shows the dancing energy field surrounding the electron particle. See the link to the video below.
The Electron and Photon relationship
There is a unique relationship between electrons and photons. During the Big Bang the higher frequency photon radiation created electrons and a plasma of quarks and gluons.
Then after 380,000 years the universe went dark when all the original photon radiation was used up. The Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) shows the remnants of this era.
After all the photon radiation was used up the microwave cosmic background remains as a remnant. Then electrons start to form atoms.
The universe cooled down so that electrons were able to attach to quarks and create protons and neutrons. After more cooling stable atoms formed.
During the next million years atoms of hydrogen and helium formed into huge clouds by the force of gravity.
When enough matter collected together gravity started a nuclear fusion reaction and a star was born. This was the first new light that the universe saw.
The big bang process involved photons creating electrons. Interesting that the original photons created electrons and now electrons create photons. Electrons are the only way that light is made!
Electron Facts
The photoelectric effect was explained by Einstein and it won him his only Nobel Prize in physics. Long story short he proved that light is made of discrete quantum particles called photons.
It’s interesting that light shining onto metal will release electrons and cause a current of electricity to flow.
This is one reason that I say light has mass because it is acting like a particle!
Swedish scientists have made a video showing what an electron looks like. It resembles the old model of an atom with a center particle surrounded by an energy field.
This energy field is like a shell that can expand or contract. I believe that the energy field is a photon or like a photon.
When a photon is absorbed in a metal by this field, it creates the photoelectric effect. Then there is enough energy to get electrons free of the atom and an electrical current flows.
Another reaction that electrons experience is when they absorb any energy. This happens if electrons get energy by means of mechanical, nuclear, chemical, or gravity.
The electron will jump into a higher orbital in the molecule. Immediately it will lose the energy by creating a photon. This is the source of light!
If the Sun stops shining we can still create light from electrons, using flashlights or fire. Let’s hope that doesn’t happen.
Why is the Electron so Important
As you can see the electron does multiple things, most other particles are less versatile. First of all they captured free protons and created atoms of hydrogen.
These atoms formed stars and then electrons created the light to see in this world. Electrons are in every atom and molecule. Baryonic matter is the stuff that is made of quarks, protons and neutrons which have electrons.
The creation of light can happen in many different ways but always when electrons jump into higher orbits. The energy is released when the electron falls back down by emitting a photon. What would we do without light?
But that’s not all because a flow of electrons is electrical current. This current has the electromagnetic force which powers motors and tools of all sorts. Without electrons we wouldn’t have electricity.
So electrons are the building blocks of matter. They are responsible for light, Let there be Light! Electrons have the property of having an electrical and magnetic field. When electrons move inside a conductor it’s called a current of electricity.
The Electron Field
The special property of electrons is that it has an electrical charge and a spin. When the inner particle spins it creates a field of electromagnetism around the inner mass of the electron.
This electron field is the source of the electromagnetic force. What makes it so special is that this field creates photons. The electromagnetic force is passed onto the photon.
So maybe the electromagnetic force carrier is the electron. Not only that but the speed of the photon ‘c’ is also given to the photon by the electron’s force field.
That means that the fastest speed limit is the electron’s force field which is then given to the photon.
In order for the photon to continue moving in this electromagnetic field it must have a mass. Only physical particles can hold an electric and magnetic field. More about photons having mass on my other article here.
Photons don’t exist on their own. They must be created constantly by electrons.
Free Electrons
Atoms and molecules cannot exist without electrons. During the big bang all the electrons were used up to make atoms. But free electrons aren’t floating around in space.
Electrons can be created through beta decay of radioactive isotopes and in high-energy collisions, such as by cosmic rays in the atmosphere.
The copper atom has one (free) electron that makes it a good electrical conductor of electricity.
Free electrons are usually on the surface of some metals. They will create a flow of electrons called an electrical current under the proper conditions.
One way is by the photoelectric effect when photons shine on a metal to release electrons and create an electric current. The other way is to apply a voltage to a conductor to produce a current.
Our home has electricity because of the flow of electrons.
Summary:
Electrons create all the light in the Universe by emitting photons
Electrons create the electromagnetic force
The electron field consists of a photon
When this field absorbs energy it releases it as photons
The electron gives the photon its speed and wave properties
Light doesn’t exist on its own, it must be created by electrons
Free electrons in metals are used to create electricity
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