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Yes, but this is not an assumption. Momentum for zero rest mass particles is given by: p=hbar * omega / c where hbar is Planck's constant divided by 2*Pi and omega is the angular frequency.

There are 2 issues in your question...therefore 2 answers: 1. Technically the wave function "collapse" occurs when an observation by a person is made. (John von Neumann was a big supporter of this.) For example, when someone looks at the pattern on the screen and either sees an...