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The 1985–89 Hunter-Wadlinger electromagnetic theory of the photon predicted that the photon is a soliton-wave with the shape and size of a circular ellipsoid of length λ the wavelength), with a diameter of λ / π. This prediction is being tested by three diameter measurements: 1) those carried out in 1985–86 with microwaves, 2) in progress measurements on 10 micron photons from a CO2 laser, and 3) an imminent experiment with monochromatic visible light (400–800 nm).
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Hunter, G., Kowalski, M., Mani, R., Wadlinger, R.L.P., Engler, F., Richardson, T. (2002). Photon Diameter Measurements. In: Amoroso, R.L., Hunter, G., Kafatos, M., Vigier, JP. (eds) Gravitation and Cosmology: From the Hubble Radius to the Planck Scale. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 126. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48052-2_15
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