de Broglie waves

British

/ də ˈbrəʊɡlɪ /

plural noun

Also called: matter waves. physics the set of waves that represent the behaviour of an elementary particle, or some atoms and molecules, under certain conditions. The de Broglie wavelength , λ, is given by λ = h/mv , where h is the Planck constant, m the mass, and v the velocity of the particle

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Etymology

Origin of de Broglie waves

C20: named after Prince Louis Victor de Broglie (1892–1987), French physicist

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