Added: Jun 11, 2008
From: hellgas0
Duration: 9:20
wave--particle duality is the concept that all matter exhibits both wave-like and particle-like properties. A central concept of quantum mechanics, duality addresses the inadequacy of classical concepts like "particle" and "wave" in fully describing the behaviour of objects. Various interpretations of quantum mechanics attempt to explain this ostensible paradox. The idea of duality is rooted in a debate over the nature of light and matter dating back to the 1600s, when competing theories of light were proposed by Christiaan Huygens and Isaac Newton. Through the work of Albert Einstein, Louis de Broglie and many others, current scientific theory holds that all particles also have a wave nature. This phenomenon has been verified not only for elementary particles, but also for compound particles like atoms and even molecules. In fact, according to traditional formulations of non-relativistic quantum mechanics, wave--particle duality applies to all objects, even macroscopic ones; we can't detect wave properties of macroscopic objects due to their small wavelengths. Richard Feynman emphasized the particle nature of light, stating that it is "very important to know that light behaves like particles, especially for those of you who have gone to school, where you were probably told something about light behaving like waves."
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Tags: computer duality particle physics quantum time transistor
Rating: 4.83 (6 ratings) Views: 405' favoriteCount='7 Comments: 6
ComradeAgopian Says:
Jun 11, 2008 - Thank you for this posting hellgas.
XGralgrathor Says:
Jun 11, 2008 - Especially the word Qunatum. It sounds cool though. Can I buy it in the store?
tetranoob Says:
Jun 11, 2008 - So it's all waves. Waves of the ether? So is a vacuum just ether thats not waving
hellgas0 Says:
Jun 11, 2008 - There is no such thing as ether. The material that the wave of a light particle, such as a photon or electron displays its properties through, is the fabric of space time it self.
tetranoob Says:
Jun 12, 2008 - Thankyou, are you familiar with the Bose-Einstein Condensate 'the 5th sate of matter' im wondering if we should consider the sixth state to be the fabric of space time - at rest. 0 degrees kelvin and a perfect vacuum are perhaps the one thing.
dmix09 Says:
Jun 13, 2008 - so would it be accurate to visualize the orbits of electrons around an atom as waves or ripples? or am i missing something?
ronchon858 Says:
Jun 11, 2008 - i didnt understand all words but seems reely realy cool