duality
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- noun
- /djuˈælɪti/
- Specialized
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dualidad
- The quantum potential is responsible for the well-known wave-particle duality and all the other bizarre phenomena for which quantum theory has become famous.
- wave-particle duality
- particle duality
- duality theory
And there are additional barriers besides the duality of wave and particle to trying to unify fermions and bosons.
- And there are additional barriers besides the duality of wave and particle to trying to unify fermions and bosons.
Examples
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We know that there is this duality between particles and fields.
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The idea is called wave-particle duality and is a fundamental tenet of the theory of quantum mechanics.
Blog text (26) -
Do you know what particle-wave duality is?
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That's where the idea of wave-particle duality began.
Academic text (2005) -
In quantum physics, the duality of light as both a wave and a particle is a fundamental principle.
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Scientists study the duality of matter to understand how it behaves under different conditions.
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The concept of duality helps explain phenomena that cannot be described solely by either wave or particle theories.
Synonyms
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A physics idea that light and matter act like waves and particles when you look at them
Compounds
- Specialized
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A physics idea that light and matter act like waves and particles when you look at them
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Duality comes from the Latin root duo meaning 'two', and a helpful way to remember the physics sense is to think of one thing showing a 'duo' of behaviours (like wave and particle), so duality in physics means the same object can act in two ways.