PHYS 3310 Module 4.3

Wave-Particle Duality

Recommended Reading

4.3 Wave-Particle Duality

Learning Objectives

  • Identify phenomena in which electromagnetic waves behave like a beam of photons and particles behave like waves
  • Describe the physics principles behind electron microscopy
  • Summarize the evolution of scientific thought that led to the development of quantum mechanics

Wave Functions

Wave Packets

Practice!

Practice 4.3.1

If you added these two sinusoidal waves together, what would the resultant wave look like?
A.
B.
C.
Check your answer: B

Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle