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]

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