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Is the de Broglie wavelength of a photon equal to the EM wavelength of the radiation?
Is the de Broglie (matter) wavelength $\lambda=\frac{h}{p}$ of a photon equal to the electromagnetic wavelength of the radiation?
I guess yes, but how come that photons have both a matter wave and an ...
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De Broglie wavelength, frequency and velocity - interpretation
Two fundamental equations regarding wave-particle duality are:
$$ \lambda = \frac{h}{p},
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\nu = E/h .$$
We talk about de Broglie wavelength, is it meaningful to talk about de Broglie frequency ...
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Finding the wavelength of an electron in its ground state?
To find the wavelength of an electron in its ground state in a hydrogen atom, would I or could I do the following?
Use the ground state energy (-13.6eV) in $E^2 = m^2c^4 + p^2c^2$
Solve for $p$
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Understanding de Broglie Wavelengths
I understand the derivation and calculation of de Broglie wavelengths, but what exactly does the wave of a particle represent? What does the wavelength of a particle mean? I'm assuming it's not the ...
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Why does Planck's law for black body radiation have that bell-like shape?
I'm trying to understand Planck's law for the black body radiation, and it states that a black body at a certain temperature will have a maximum intensity for the emission at a certain wavelength, and ...
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De broglie equation
What is the de Broglie wavelength?
Also, does the $\lambda$ sign in the de Broglie equation stand for the normal wavelength or the de Broglie wavelength? If $\lambda$ is the normal wavelength of a ...
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Matter waves and de Broglie wave length
The wavelength of a particle of momentum p is calculated using De Broglie relation.
The de Broglie relation was postulated for what is called a matter waves. Now according to the statistical ...
