When particles behave like waves, they create a circular diffraction pattern after passing through a small aperture.
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How the classical quantum experiment shows particles can behave like waves It has been demonstrated with atoms for the first time, something that was thought to be impossible. The finding could be used to design atomic detectors that can measure them gravitational waves which cannot be detected with current technology.
In 1927, physicist George Paget Thomson showed that electrons passing through a crystal would diffract…
