Yes, light can be understood as consisting of particles called photons that exhibit wave-like properties. This understanding is known as the wave-particle duality of light.
In certain experiments and phenomena, light behaves as if it were made up of discrete particles, photons. These particles carry energy and momentum and can interact with matter like particles do. For example, the photoelectric effect, where light causes the ejection of electrons from a material, can be explained by the particle nature of light.
However, light also exhibits wave-like behavior in various phenomena, such as diffraction and interference. These effects are characteristic of waves and can be observed when light passes through narrow slits or when two light waves overlap and produce an interference pattern.
The wave-particle duality suggests that light has both particle-like and wave-like properties, and its behavior is context-dependent. The specific behavior of light can be described using mathematical formalisms such as wave optics (which treats light as a wave) or quantum mechanics (which treats light as a stream of particles or photons). Both approaches provide accurate descriptions of different aspects of light's behavior, depending on the experimental setup and the phenomena being observed.