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Strangeness of matter waves

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The concept of waves associated with any material particle has been a considerable boost to theoretical physics, and it appears to be in accordance with many experimental results. Some relativistic properties of these assumed waves are studied in comparison to other physical waves. It turns out that matter waves may nor be considered as objectively real, and that any physics resting on such a concept can only be subjective.

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Cormier-Delanoue, C. Strangeness of matter waves. Found Phys 26, 95–103 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02058889

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