DeBroglie

=Louis de Broglie (1892-1987)=



de Broglie speculated that light is not the only matter which exhibits wave mechanics. For instance, an electron or any other particle displays these same characteristics. He developed an equation to determine the wavelength by an object's momentum. Lambda (wavelength) is equal to h (Planck's constant) divided by momentum (mass times velocity).

de Broglie also originated the term matter waves, which are used to define the wave characteristics of material particles. The term can be applied to everything because everything is matter.

Sources http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/physics/quant/node6.html Brown, Lemay, and Bursten: //Chemistry, the Central Science// [|http://www.spaceandmotion.com]

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