We all exhibit wave characteristics

  • Thread starter Thread starter Faizi
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Wave
AI Thread Summary
Wave-particle duality suggests that all matter, including humans, exhibits both wave and particle characteristics. The equation provided relates wavelength to Planck's constant, mass, and velocity, illustrating this duality. At the Planck scale, particles behave in ways that defy classical physics, showing both wave-like and particle-like properties. While humans can be viewed as packets of energy, this description is overly simplistic and doesn't capture the complexity of our existence. Understanding these concepts requires a deeper exploration of quantum mechanics and its implications.
Faizi
Messages
6
Reaction score
0
i attended a lecture today and my teacher stated that we all exhibit wave characteristics and then stated de brogle's experiment etc. he mentioned the following equation and said that it laid down the bases of the wave/particle duality:

wavelength= plank's constant/(mass*velocity)

my question is that, when he refers to 'us' (humans) or any other particle etc as a wave, does he mean that we are essentially 'packets of energy'? I'm at a loss as to what is meant by referring to a particle as a 'wave'. help!
 
Physics news on Phys.org
What he means is that things at the Planck scale exhibit qualities of both particles and waves.

Yes we are "essentially" packets of energy, but if I wouldn't desribe "us" in a single sentence that way.
 
what's the plank scale?
 

Similar threads

B Can someone please explain to me the motion of an electron?
Replies
11
Views
2K
How Are Photonic Crystals Analogous to Matter Waves?
Replies
4
Views
2K
How Do Waves Propagate on a String?
Replies
0
Views
5K
Wave Particle Duality For Electrons and Photons
Replies
2
Views
2K
A How to show spin ##= \pm 2/\omega## for a circ-polarized gravity wave
Replies
0
Views
1K
B Light, Photons, Waves, Particles: Wave-Particle Duality....
Replies
17
Views
3K
To Physicists: Some questions and information?
Replies
2
Views
2K
B What, in essence, distinguishes light from matter?
Replies
25
Views
3K
Wave-particle duality confusion
Replies
6
Views
4K
Wave Packet Confusion: Questions about Particle Creation and Motion
Replies
6
Views
2K

Hot Threads

Recent Insights

Back
Top