Wave-particle duality

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  • A whirlpool can be generated by the interaction between a rock and a strong flow of water. This can be used as a metaphor for the wave-particle duality : like a photon, the whirlpool is the result of the interaction between a field (the river) and an object.

  • Wave packet: a simple representation of the wave-particle duality

  • Wave-particle duality metaphor

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