Matter Wave
In quantum mechanics, the concept of matter waves or de Broglie waves ( /dəˈbrɔɪ/) reflects the wave–particle duality of matter. The theory was proposed by Louis de Broglie in 1924 in his PhD thesis. The de Broglie relations show that the wavelength is inversely proportional to the momentum of a particle and is also called de Broglie wavelength. Also the frequency of matter waves, as deduced by de Broglie, is directly proportional to the particle's kinetic energy E (excluding its rest energy and any potential energy) of a particle:.
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