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In the 1920s, a French physicist named [[Louis de Broglie]] suggested that all matter has wave-like properties. Experiments such as Thomas Young's double slit experiment showed evidence that this was in fact true. | In the 1920s, a French physicist named [[Louis de Broglie]] suggested that all matter has wave-like properties. Experiments such as Thomas Young's double slit experiment showed evidence that this was in fact true. | ||
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===A Mathematical Model=== | ===A Mathematical Model=== | ||
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Wave-particle duality is the concept that states every elementary particle behaves like both a wave and a particle.
The Main Idea
In the 1920s, a French physicist named Louis de Broglie suggested that all matter has wave-like properties. Experiments such as Thomas Young's double slit experiment showed evidence that this was in fact true.
Double slit experiment
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