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=Electron Diffraction Summary= | =Electron Diffraction Summary= | ||
Diffraction is a phenomenon that arises from the interference of waves. Until the 20th century, diffraction was believed to be an effect reserved to light (and perhaps water and maybe sound). However, in the early 20th century, experimental results showed that particles, too could diffract -- that is, particles had some sort of wave nature. The theoretical explanation for these results had actually been developed even before the first experimental confirmation in the doctorate thesis of Louis de Broglie, who claimed that matter must behave like waves in certain limits to preserve the symmetry often found in nature. | Diffraction is a phenomenon that arises from the interference of waves. Until the 20th century, diffraction was believed to be an effect reserved to light (and perhaps water and maybe sound). However, in the early 20th century, experimental results showed that particles, too could diffract -- that is, particles had some sort of wave nature. The theoretical explanation for these results had actually been developed even before the first experimental confirmation in the doctorate thesis of Louis de Broglie, who claimed that matter must behave like waves in certain limits to preserve the symmetry often found in nature. | ||
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Electron Diffraction Summary
Diffraction is a phenomenon that arises from the interference of waves. Until the 20th century, diffraction was believed to be an effect reserved to light (and perhaps water and maybe sound). However, in the early 20th century, experimental results showed that particles, too could diffract -- that is, particles had some sort of wave nature. The theoretical explanation for these results had actually been developed even before the first experimental confirmation in the doctorate thesis of Louis de Broglie, who claimed that matter must behave like waves in certain limits to preserve the symmetry often found in nature.
