Wave-Particle Duality
Wave-Particle Duality
The quantum description of matter ascribes a wavelike aspect to particles of matter. In some circumstances, for example in the photoelectric effect, particles behave primarily as if they are mass points. In other circumstances, they display diffraction and interference as if they are waves. The quantum wavelength of a particle is inversely proportional to its mass, and an object's wavelike aspects will be significant whenever its quantum wavelength is larger than its physical size. Therefore, large objects like cars have imperceptible wavelike attributes but subatomic particles, such as neutrons, have significant wavelike aspects. It is more accurate to view the quantum wave aspect as being a wave of information (like a crime wave) or probability than an undulatory quality.
See also Paradox; Physics Quantum
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folse, henry. the philosophy of niels bohr: the framework of complementarity. amsterdam: north holland. 1985.
herbert, nick. quantum reality: beyond the new physics.london: rider, 1985.
john d. barrow
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The Elephantine Papyri in English: Three Millenia of Cross-Cultural Continuity and Change
Magazine article from: Journal of Biblical Literature; 4/1/2002; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 11/19/2001; ; 700+ words
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Elephantine
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elephantine
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Amenemhet I
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Palmieri, Eddie
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...its compelling polyrhythms. The ensemble, built around the horn charts of the trombonist Barry Rogers, was scoffed at as elephantine (Charlie called it "the trombonga"), but La Perfecta re-charged urban Latin music for the 1960s. Though Palmieri...
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Jewish Diaspora
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
...during the First Temple period, with the establishment of a community of Jewish mercenaries within the military outpost of Elephantine (Southern Egypt) and with the removal of Jewish captives from the conquered Hebrew kingdom of Israel by the Assyrians in...
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