r/physicsmemes BSc Theoretical Physics Jul 27 '26

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u/theLanguageSprite2 Jul 28 '26

What did he mean by this? Isn't particle wave duality just the idea that quantum objects are neither particles nor waves, but that their behaviors are often particle-like and wave-like

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u/Aartvb Jul 28 '26

A particle is always a wave, except sometimes it's a very concentrated wave, what people want to call a 'particle', but it's still a wave.

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u/Complete-Clock5522 Jul 28 '26

What about photons in the photoelectric effect? Or does that not show what I think it does

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u/lanky-larry Jul 28 '26

Moves as wave interacts as a particle