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Everything about Matter wave
Quantum mechanical waves describing matter
Matter waves are a central part of the theory of quantum mechanics, being half of wave–particle duality. At all scales where measurements have been practical, matter exhibits wave-like behavior. For example, a beam of electrons can be diffracted just like a beam of light or a water wave. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Matter waveA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Polarized solitons in higher-spin wave dark matterInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Advanced Physics Project for Independent Learning (Advanced Physics Project for Independent Learning (APPIL))The most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Four-wave mixing with matter wavesCited 410 times
- Go sideways: Wave–particle dualityA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Davisson–Germer experimentA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun Alternative form of matterwave
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Four-wave mixing with matter waves
Wave Dark Matter
Collisions of matter-wave solitons
Matter Wave Lensing to Picokelvin Temperatures
Simultaneous dual-species matter-wave accelerometer
Bright Solitonic Matter-Wave Interferometer
Hybridizing matter-wave and classical accelerometers
Collective-Mode Enhanced Matter-Wave Optics
🆕 Influential since 2022
📚 Books worth reading
Advanced Physics Project for Independent Learning (Advanced Physics Project for Independent Learning (APPIL))ILEA Physics Project Team · 1989
Atombau und SpektrallinienArnold Sommerfeld · 1919
Quantum field theory in condensed matter physicsAlexei M. Tsvelik · 1995
Spin Waves and Magnetic ExcitationsA. S. Borovik-Romanov · 1988
The Universe and the AtomDon Lichtenberg · 2007
Shock Waves in Condensed MatterY. M. Gupta · 1986
Matter and lightLouis de Broglie · 1939
Shock waves in condensed matter--1983J. R. Asay, R. A. Graham · 1984
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