Wave-particle duality

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The wave-particle dualism describes that matter behaves as a particle, but under certain conditions also as a wave.

The de Broglie equation gives the relationship between the wavelength λ and momentum of a particle

where

    h Planck constant

    p Momentum

    m Inertial mass

    v Velocity

    γ Lorentz factor

    c Speed of light

The equation was developed in 1924 by the French physicist Louis de Broglie.