How does wavelength change with speed?

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When a particle's speed increases, its wavelength decreases, as indicated by the de Broglie wavelength equation λ = h/mv. This means that faster particles have shorter wavelengths, contradicting the initial belief that increased speed leads to larger wavelengths. The discussion also touches on the misconception that a baseball's wavelength could become visible with acceleration, which is not accurate. Overall, the key takeaway is that as momentum increases, the de Broglie wavelength becomes shorter. Clarification on this topic helps to dispel misunderstandings regarding particle behavior at high speeds.
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I thought I heard the fact that when you make a particle faster it's wavelength get's bigger, and if we accellerate a baseball enough it's wavelength goes visible? but is that just a misunderstanding and opposite... because one can see in the broglie wavelength equation:

λ = h/mv that obviously as v(velocity/speed) increases... the wavelength becomes smaller... right? wasn't it all just a misunderstanding on my half?
 
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Jarfi said:
I thought I heard the fact that when you make a particle faster it's wavelength get's bigger, and if we accellerate a baseball enough it's wavelength goes visible? but is that just a misunderstanding and opposite... because one can see in the broglie wavelength equation:

λ = h/mv that obviously as v(velocity/speed) increases... the wavelength becomes smaller... right? wasn't it all just a misunderstanding on my half?

UH ... what is the wavelength of a baseball?
 
Yes, the de Broglie wavelength gets shorter as the particles momentum increases.
 
DaleSpam said:
Yes, the de Broglie wavelength gets shorter as the particles momentum increases.

ah just wanted to make sure, thanks
 

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