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Q:
Is it possible that any material object can show wave nature like electron?
- MUHAMMAD HAFEEZ (age 18)
PAKISTAN
A:
Yes- Every known small object shows a quantum mechanical wave nature. It's quite likely that everything on every scale obeys the same basic laws, but our ability to detect the wave properties gets weak above the microscopic scale.

Mike W.


Here is an article on the wave-like nature of neutrons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_interferometer

LeeH

(published on 07/04/2009)

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