Recent questions in Wave Particle Duality

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If a particle can act as a wave, does each particle have a certain and constant frequency?

asked Aug 19, 2022 in Wave Particle Duality by oggie

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Why do electrons behave as waves when unobserved, but as particles when observed?

asked Aug 19, 2022 in Wave Particle Duality by Maximilian118

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In quantum physics, are superposition and wave-particle duality the same thing?

asked Aug 19, 2022 in Wave Particle Duality by Little One

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How exactly does detector do the act of measurement in double slit experiment? I know detector converts incoming photons to electric charge, but how does this make wave function collapse?

asked Aug 19, 2022 in Wave Particle Duality by EmberFlare

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If a wave function collapses when measured, how do we know it exists?

asked Aug 19, 2022 in Wave Particle Duality by P4rky

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The principle of superposition says waves can pass through each other without being disturbed. But when a new particle is created, isn't that the result of combining waves?

asked Aug 18, 2022 in Wave Particle Duality by Jimbo68

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How can we think of light as both a particle and a wave?

asked Aug 18, 2022 in Wave Particle Duality by Muiz

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Is light a particle or a wave?

asked Aug 17, 2022 in Wave Particle Duality by OsJames

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Can a particle also behave like a wave?

asked Aug 17, 2022 in Wave Particle Duality by chefdave

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How is it that light can behave as a particle but also as a wave?

asked Aug 17, 2022 in Wave Particle Duality by jody05 (3.0k points)

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How are photons both particle and waves?

asked Aug 17, 2022 in Wave Particle Duality by RadiantCharm

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Why did the double slit experiment stop at only 2 openings and not more?

asked Aug 17, 2022 in Wave Particle Duality by BiancoTheGiraffe

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Do particles in a double slit experiment interact with matter that forms slits? Is it considerable?

asked Aug 16, 2022 in Wave Particle Duality by SolarisAlchemy

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How do particles "interfere with themselves" during the double-slit experiment?

asked Aug 15, 2022 in Wave Particle Duality by Kreg92

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How many wave crests are in one photon?

asked Aug 15, 2022 in Wave Particle Duality by RadiantSorceress

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What is the meaning of a wave function in which the number of particles is not a constant, for instance, a coherent state?

asked Aug 14, 2022 in Wave Particle Duality by icerinkconnection

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Why do some scientists consider wave particle duality to be false?

asked Aug 13, 2022 in Wave Particle Duality by DJester

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How can an electron, which has a Compton wavelength of 2.42 x 10^-12 m, pass through the two slits at the same time in the double slit experiment?

asked Aug 13, 2022 in Wave Particle Duality by MysticOracle

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Change the wave amplitude from a high value to a low value. In terms of particle motion, how would you describe the difference between a high amplitude wave and a low amplitude wave?

asked Aug 12, 2022 in Wave Particle Duality by samross1986

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Taking into account that matter can be particles or waves. What exactly is matter?

asked Aug 11, 2022 in Wave Particle Duality by StellarFlare

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