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Further evidence of the existence of wave-particle duality in particles

Vladimir Pavlovoch Torchigin

Published Jul 17, 2026• 0 citations
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Wave-corpuscle duality is a property of nature whereby microscopic material objects can exhibit the properties of classical waves under certain conditions and the properties of classical particles under others. This property is typically demonstrated by observing interference as particles penetrate a barrier consisting of two slits. Below, we consider how the wave properties of a corpuscle in the form of an atom can influence a nearby identical atom, which exhibits the same wave properties. Atoms arranged in this manner represent coupled, identical oscillators, between which energy can be transferred to the maximum extent possible from one oscillator to the other. As a result, a nuclear reaction is possible, in which some nucleons from the nucleus of one atom are transferred to the nucleus of another atom. A list of all such reactions between all naturally occurring nuclides is provided, and it is shown that such reactions are responsible for the difference in the elemental composition of the Earth's crust from the elemental composition of the interstellar matter from which the Earth's crust formed. This confirms the presence of wave properties in atoms, leading to nuclear reactions between identical atoms.

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10.5281/zenodo.21416400

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In matter wave interferometry, detectors detect individual particles; the wave picture (interference pattern) emerges only as a statistical aggregation, after a large number of particles have been detected. Feynman, mystified by such facts, declared that 'nobody understands quantum mechanics'. A few decades later, Ketterle summed up the situation as 'one gets used to preparing waves and detecting particles'. But why are matter waves detected only as particles? Is there a law of nature forbidding their detection as waves? This question does not seem to have been addressed. The present communication suggests that it may be possible to detect matter waves as waves if there exists a nonlocal interaction - due to wave-particle duality - that causes a nonlocal transfer of energy and momentum from microscopic objects to mesoscopic or macroscopic ones. It describes the principle of a possible wave detector and the scheme of an experiment. The experiment may be feasible in the foreseeable future with a mesoscopic detector made of carbon nanostructures, or in an earth satellite in an elliptical orbit. The detection of a single atom or molecule as a wave will have enormous consequences, both practical and conceptual.
One of the cornerstones of quantum physics is the wave nature of matter. It explains experimentally observed effects like interference and diffraction, occurring when an object moves from one place to another along several indistinguishable ways simultaneously. The wave nature disappears when the individual ways are distinguishable. In this case, the particle nature of the object becomes visible. To determine the particle nature quantitatively, the way of the object has to be measured. Here, large progress has been made recently with new techniques, enabling one to investigate single moving atoms in a controlled manner. Two examples are discussed in the following two sections. The first experiment describes an atom interferometer, where the way of the atom is entangled with its internal state. This allows one to explore the origin of wave-particle duality and perform a quantitative test of this fundamental principle. The second experiment reports on the observation of an atom-photon molecule, a bound state between an atom and a single photon. A fascinating aspect of this system is that it makes possible to monitor the motion of a single neutral atom in real time.
Publisher Summary Wave-particle duality means that a quantum object can exhibit either wave or particle properties, depending on the experimental situation. The wave nature gives rise to interference phenomena, whereas knowledge about the path taken by the object testifies to its particle nature. It is impossible to observe wave and particle properties simultaneously. Atom interferometry addresses fundamental aspects of the quantum theory of measurement in real experiments. This chapter discusses the loss of interference fringes in a which-way experiment need not be due to the Heisenberg's uncertainty relation. It demonstrates how interference can be restored by erasing the which-way information. The chapter investigated a new regime, where only incomplete which-way information is available. This allowed studying the continuous transition between wave and particle pictures and to test wave-particle duality in a quantitative manner. Future experimental investigations in this field focuses on the investigation of decoherence effects to study the transition between quantum and classical physics, leading to a more detailed understanding of the processes underlying the collapse of the wave function.
Abstract One of the cornerstones of quantum physics is the wave nature of matter. It explains experimentally observed effects like interference and diffraction, occurring when an object moves from one place to another along several indistinguishable ways simultaneously. The wave nature disappears when the individual ways are distinguishable. In this case, the particle nature of the object becomes visible. To determine the particle nature quantitatively, the way of the object has to be measured. Here, large progress has been made recently with new techniques, enabling one to investigate single moving atoms in a controlled manner. Two examples are discussed in the following two sections. The first experiment describes an atom interferometer, where the way of the atom is entangled with its internal state. This allows one to explore the origin of wave‐particle duality and perform a quantitative test of this fundamental principle. The second experiment reports on the observation of an atom‐photon molecule, a bound state between an atom and a single photon. A fascinating aspect of this system is that it makes possible to monitor the motion of a single neutral atom in real time.
We propose a Physical explanation of duality by considering two new concepts, namely that every elementary Particle is made up of a more or less complex stationary wave and that Empty Space is a granular medium comparable to a fluid quantum. The corpuscle can then be considered as a vortex of this medium, which implies a relationship of balance between the two entities, the wave is then the reaction of the medium to the presence of the vortex, or vice versa. This interpretation is compatible with quantum and relativistic theories and is in accordance with the results of loop theory with regard to Space.