Re-understanding of Wave-particle Duality

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Authors: Chun Wang
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Abstract

The author has worked with high-resolution transmission electron microscope for many years, which provides the most direct evidence of wave-particle duality. This relates to Crookes and J. J. Thomson's cathode rays tubes to determine that electron beams are of particle nature. This also relates to Röntgen's discovery that when an electron beam in the cathode rays tube strikes the glass wall, it produces X-rays with extremely high penetrating power. This behavior is consistent with Maxwell-Lorentz’s electrodynamics that electromagnetic waves must be produced whenever electricity carriers alter their velocity. The wave-particle duality proposed by de Broglie refers to accelerated electron beam, rather than single electron. De Broglie emphasized that the crystallographic diffraction pattern produced by his electron beam was completely consistent with the crystallographic diffraction pattern of von Laue by X-rays, therefore, he proposed that electrons possess wave-particle duality. This is actually the selected area electron diffraction pattern in transmission microscope. It is X-rays, not the waves of the electrons themselves to produce diffraction pattern. He extended this to the wave-particle duality of all matter and light. Schrödinger directly introduced de Broglie's electron beam behavior into electron wave in atoms. It was just at this stage that illogical reasoning occurred, making the quantum theory increasingly difficult to understand.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Quantum Mechanics and Applications Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics Atomic and Molecular Physics

Publication details

Journal / source
Engineering Open Access
Volume
4
Issue
1
Pages
01–13
Publication date
6 January 2026
Language
EN