Monday 15 September 2014

Particles and waves: The central mystery of quantum mechanics

Particles and waves: The central mystery of quantum mechanics





Particles and waves: The central mystery of quantum mechanics - Chad Orzel

     TED-Ed 

Published on 15 Sep 2014
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One of the most amazing facts in physics is that everything in the universe, from light to electrons to atoms, behaves like both a particle and a wave at the same time. But how did physicists arrive at this mind-boggling conclusion? Chad Orzel recounts the string of scientists who built on each other’s discoveries to arrive at this ‘central mystery’ of quantum mechanics.

Lesson by Chad Orzel, animation by Joana Bartolomeu.
One of the most amazing facts in physics is that everything in the universe, from light to electrons to atoms, behaves like both a particle and a wave at the same time. But how did physicists arrive at this mind-boggling conclusion? Chad Orzel recounts the string of scientists who built on each other’s discoveries to arrive at this ‘central mystery’ of quantum mechanics. 

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