Quantum Flip-Floppers: Photon Findings Add to Mystery of Wave-Particle Duality
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - 13:41
in Physics & Chemistry
Quantum objects are notoriously shifty. Take the photon, for example. The quantum of light can act as a particle one moment, following a well-defined path like a tiny projectile, and a wave the next, overlapping with its ilk to produce interference patterns, much like a ripple on the water. [More]