Past exam of the short options paper shared by Prelims and Parts A and B of the physics course of the University of Oxford / 2018 / S3 / 1 / a / Solution 2026-10-25
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The de Broglie hypothesis associates a wave phase with a material particle. Its momentum and energy set
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This is not a literal extended classical lump of matter oscillating at every point. A wavefunction gives amplitudes for measurements, and a localized particle is represented by a superposition of momentum waves. Electron diffraction, for example, exhibits interference at angles set by the same wavelength relation.
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