Since its development 100 years ago, quantum mechanics has revolutionized our understanding of nature, revealing a bizarre ...

I thought they had shown the particle/wave duality of fullerene (720 AMU) in their work published in Nature in 1999. Was there some reason why their results are to be considered less impressive?

In physics and chemistry, wave-particle duality holds that light and matter exhibit properties of both waves and of particles. A central concept of quantum mechanics, duality addresses the ...

But until we figure out a way to test quantum gravity using gravitational waves, we won't know whether the "particle" part of wave-particle duality holds for gravitons.

Quantum mechanics describes the unconventional properties of subatomic particles, like their ability to exist in a ...

Planck's constant is one of the most important numbers in all of physics. It is, essentially, the ultimate guide to the quantum world. It tells us where quantum effects are important, the fundamental ...

The “queer agender” University of New Hampshire physicist who argued “white empiricism” creates “barriers” for black women ...

In classical optics, for instance, a brighter light has more energy, and a greater amplitude of its electromagnetic wave.

Wave–particle duality is a concept in particle physics that ascribes two seemingly contradictory traits to a single object. Think of it this way: If you had never seen a seahorse before, you might ...

Wave-particle duality and entanglement are cornerstone concepts in quantum physics, yet their exact relationship has long remained a mystery. Researchers from China and Singapore have forged a ...