Question #161741

Can you associate a de braglie wave with a particle at rest?


Expert's answer

Of course, you can, but will it make sense or not is a more important question. As we remember, the equation is


λ=hmv.\lambda=\frac{h}{mv}.

For a particle at rest, the velocity is zero, and the de Brogile wavelength becomes infinity (the wave becomes a straight line roughly speaking). This does not make any sense.


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