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These results demonstrate the principle of wave–particle duality, which states that all matter exhibits both wave and particle properties: the particle is measured as a single pulse at a single position, while the wave describes the probability of absorbing the particle at a specific place of the detector.This phenomenon has been shown to occur with photons, electrons, atoms and even some molecules, including buckyballs. | These results demonstrate the principle of wave–particle duality, which states that all matter exhibits both wave and particle properties: the particle is measured as a single pulse at a single position, while the wave describes the probability of absorbing the particle at a specific place of the detector.This phenomenon has been shown to occur with photons, electrons, atoms and even some molecules, including buckyballs. | ||
Other atomic-scale entities such as electrons are found to exhibit the same behavior when fired toward a double slit. Additionally, the detection of individual discrete impacts is observed to be inherently probabilistic, which is inexplicable using classical mechanics.The experiment can be done with entities much larger than electrons and photons, although it becomes more difficult as size increases. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-slit_experiment Double Slit Experiment]</ref> | Other atomic-scale entities such as electrons are found to exhibit the same behavior when fired toward a double slit. Additionally, the detection of individual discrete impacts is observed to be inherently probabilistic, which is inexplicable using classical mechanics.The experiment can be done with entities much larger than electrons and photons, although it becomes more difficult as size increases. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-slit_experiment Double Slit Experiment]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfPeprQ7oGc Dr Quantum - Double Slit Experiment - Youtube]</ref> | ||
<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfPeprQ7oGc Dr Quantum - Double Slit Experiment - Youtube]</ref> | |||
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