de Broglie
Americannoun
noun
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Prince Louis Victor (lwi viktɔr). 1892–1987, French physicist, noted for his research in quantum mechanics and his development of wave mechanics: Nobel prize for physics 1929
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his brother, Maurice (mɔris), Duc de Broglie. 1875–1960, French physicist, noted for his research into X-ray spectra
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The spacing between atoms in the graphene closely matched the de Broglie wavelength of the positronium at the energies used in the experiment.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 28, 2026
In 1924, French physicist Louis de Broglie proposed a bold idea.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
One of those is Alexia de Broglie, who created a personal finance education app called Your Juno, for women and non-binary people, after being shocked by how little her female friends understood about finance.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2022
Which of the following is the maximum de Broglie wavelength for these electrons?
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
In France, Prince Louis-Victor de Broglie, the scion of a ducal family, found that certain anomalies in the behavior of electrons disappeared when one regarded them as waves.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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