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2. Wave–particle duality - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. Wave-particle duality is the concept in quantum mechanics that quantum entities exhibit particle or wave properties according to the experimental circumstances. [1]: 59 It expresses the inability of the classical concepts such as particle or wave to fully describe the behavior of quantum objects. [2]: III:1-1 During the 19th and early ...

3. Matter wave - Wikipedia

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   Quantum mechanics. Matter waves are a central part of the theory of quantum mechanics, being half of wave–particle duality. At all scales where measurements have been practical, matter exhibits wave -like behavior. For example, a beam of electrons can be diffracted just like a beam of light or a water wave.

4. Wave function - Wikipedia

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   The wave function of an initially very localized free particle. In quantum physics, a wave function (or wavefunction) is a mathematical description of the quantum state of an isolated quantum system. The most common symbols for a wave function are the Greek letters ψ and Ψ (lower-case and capital psi, respectively).

5. Introduction to quantum mechanics - Wikipedia

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   The quantum system acts as a wave when passing through the double slits, but as a particle when it is detected. This is a typical feature of quantum complementarity: a quantum system acts as a wave in an experiment to measure its wave-like properties, and like a particle in an experiment to measure its particle-like properties.

6. Double-slit experiment - Wikipedia

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   This demonstrates the wave–particle duality, which states that all matter exhibits both wave and particle properties: The particle is measured as a single pulse at a single position, while the modulus squared of the wave describes the probability of detecting the particle at a specific place on the screen giving a statistical interference ...

7. Wave - Wikipedia

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   Wave. Surface waves in water showing water ripples. In physics, mathematics, engineering, and related fields, a wave is a propagating dynamic disturbance (change from equilibrium) of one or more quantities. Periodic waves oscillate repeatedly about an equilibrium (resting) value at some frequency. When the entire waveform moves in one direction ...

8. Wave–particle duality relation - Wikipedia

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   This section reviews the mathematical formulation of the double-slit experiment.The formulation is in terms of the diffraction and interference of waves. The culmination of the development is a presentation of two numbers that characterizes the visibility of the interference fringes in the experiment, linked together as the Englert–Greenberger duality relation.

9. Mott problem - Wikipedia

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   Mott analyzes the spatial properties of the factor () which describes the scattered alpha-particle wave when the first atom is excited and the second is in its ground state. He shows that it is strongly peaked along the line from the emitter to the first atom (along a 1 {\displaystyle \mathbf {a} _{1}} in the diagram).