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Particles and waves: The central mystery of quantum mechanics - Chad Orzel

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One of the most amazing facts in physics is that everything in the universe, from light to electrons to atoms, behaves like both a particle and a wave at the same time. But how did physicists arrive at this mind-boggling conclusion? Chad Orzel recounts the string of scientists who built on each other’s discoveries to arrive at this ‘central mystery’ of quantum mechanics.

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Quantum
Mechanics
Particles
Waves
Duality
Nature
Light
Electrons
Photons
Behavior
Observation
Measurement
Uncertainty
Principle
Physics
Reality
Interpretation
Copenhagen
Wavefunction
Probability

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