Undergrad Wave-particle duality general question

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The discussion centers on a 2014 paper proposing that wave-particle duality and the momentum-position uncertainty principle are manifestations of the same phenomenon. Previous forum discussions concluded that wave-particle duality is less significant since quantum objects often do not exhibit clear wave or particle characteristics. The original poster seeks examples of non-relativistic quantum events where objects behave neither as waves nor particles. Electrons in atoms are cited as a key example of such behavior. This highlights the complexity of quantum mechanics beyond traditional duality concepts.
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I just read the following paper that was written in 2014: https://arxiv.org/abs/1403.4687

It proposes that wave-particle duality and the momentum-position uncertainty (entropic) principle are physically the same phenomena.

The paper was discussed at some length in this forum in the following thread: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/quantum-mechanics-just-got-less-complicated-really.788438/

One of the main conclusions of the above discussion was that the wave-particle duality was not an important subject because most of the time "quantum objects" behave like neither waves nor particles.

My question: What are some examples of non-relativistic quantum events in which quantum objects behave like neither waves nor particles?

Thanks in advance.
 
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referframe said:
What are some examples of non-relativistic quantum events in which quantum objects behave like neither waves nor particles?

Electrons in atoms.
 
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Time reversal invariant Hamiltonians must satisfy ##[H,\Theta]=0## where ##\Theta## is time reversal operator. However, in some texts (for example see Many-body Quantum Theory in Condensed Matter Physics an introduction, HENRIK BRUUS and KARSTEN FLENSBERG, Corrected version: 14 January 2016, section 7.1.4) the time reversal invariant condition is introduced as ##H=H^*##. How these two conditions are identical?

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