1. New Chapter: Wave-like properties of particles
We will begin with a story about “FLASHES OF INSIGHT”
as Dr. Krane calls them in our textbook.
All started from the idea of a young French aristocrat,
Prince Louis de Broigle. His thinking was in a large
measure driven by AESTETICISM (world is essentially
beautiful, the laws of nature also should be).
There is a book in which I found an excellent description of
De Broigle’s discovery – namely, Understanding Quantum
Physics by Michael A. Morrison. I can hardly imagine that
I would be able tell the story better than he does. So, I think
It is a good idea to copy some pages from that book, so that we
can read them together on the screen. Not everything! In class,
we will read only some selected paragraphs. But I encourage
you to read again at home, perhaps more paragraphs. And,
of course, don’t forget to read about the de Broigle discovery
in our textbook!