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Emergent Physics : a geometric interpretation of wavelengths associated with dynamics

Philippe Orta

Published Aug 26, 2026• 0 citations
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We propose a geometric interpretation of the wavelengths associated with the dynamics of a confined structure. This approach is based on a distinction between impulse, associated with the intrinsic dynamics of the phase, and momentum, associated with the translation of the structure in the coherence landscape from the point of view of the reference observer. The construction gives rise to two wavelengths with distinct statuses : impulse leads to the Compton wavelength, while momentum leads to the de Broglie wavelength. These two wavelengths thus result from the same decomposition of the dynamics of the confined structure, applied to two contributions of different nature.

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10.5281/zenodo.22117001

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