Atomic Model and Wave-Particle Duality
Atomic Model and Wave-Particle Duality
Atomic Model and Wave-Particle Duality
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Matter <strong>Wave</strong>:Louis de Broglie (1924)We know that quantization of radiation (light)requires:E = hν <strong>and</strong> p = hν /c = h/λ (λν = c)Prince Louis-Victorde BroglieNow, de Broglie simply made the bold <strong>and</strong> sweepinghypothesis that the same equations should alsogovern particles with energy E <strong>and</strong> momentum p <strong>and</strong>propose a matter wave with the properties:ν= E/h <strong>and</strong> λ = h/pFor this, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1927. But in 1924, hemust first convince his Thesis Committee to grant him his PhD.64
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