Klevgard, Paul (2018) Wave-Particle Duality: A New Look from First Principles. [Preprint]
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Part I looks at duality for the photon; Part II does the same for the electron. The traditional division of kinetic energy between radiation (E = hf) and matter-in-motion (E = 1/2 mv2) is reexamined permitting new insights into duality.
An in-flight photon displays wave characteristics. Such a photon can interfere with itself and take all available space paths as a wave. In addition, photons pass through one another like waves whereas particles impact each other. It is only when the photon terminates on a material object and gives up its energy – and ceases to be a photon – that particle characteristics appear, namely: 1) the photon is finally space located; and 2) oscillation ceases. This suggests that the photon’s wave and particle nature do not overlap. Understanding photon termination as a release of mass stored, rather than particle impact, permits a better understanding of presumed wave-particle duality for the photon.
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| Keywords: | wave-particle duality, double slit, delayed choice, photon, radiation, de Broglie, Mach–Zehnder interferometer | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism |
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| Depositing User: | Dr. Paul Klevgard | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 09 Nov 2018 19:33 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 09 Nov 2018 19:33 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 15280 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism |
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| Date: | 8 November 2018 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/15280 |
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