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> Calling to mind the famous wave-particle duality of quantum mechanics Come on, quanta. You of all science news publications should know not to throw this mis
by wyager 10y ago
> Calling to mind the famous wave-particle duality of quantum mechanics
Come on, quanta. You of all science news publications should know not to throw this misleading metaphor around willy-nilly. Not everything that seems contradictory ought to be compared to wave-particle duality, especially when so many people have the wrong idea about it.
- danharaj 10y agoIt's not that misleading. Pure waves and pure particles are dual to each other in the mathematical formalism, though actual physical phenomena are neither.