de Broglie wave


nounPhysics.
  1. a hypothetical wave associated with the motion of a particle of atomic or subatomic size that describes effects such as the diffraction of beams of particles by crystals.

Origin of de Broglie wave

1
First recorded in 1925–30; named after L.V. de Broglie
  • Also called matter wave.

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