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New Theories / Re: Solving the puzzle of wave-particle duality, solution of this problem
« on: Today at 09:54:04 »So why, in the double-slit experiment mentioned by Zer0, light manifests itself as a wave phenomenon.Because that's what quantum objects do.
This is a picture of a quagga.

From the front it looks like a zebra and from the back it looks like a horse.
Because it sometimes looks like a zebra, we know it is not a horse.
Because it sometimes looks like a horse we know it is not a zebra.
So we know it is "something else". We call that thing a quagga to distinguish it from zebras and horses.
From some viewpoints, light looks like a wave.
From some viewpoints light looks like a particle.
Because it sometimes looks like a wave, we know it is not a particle.
Because it sometimes looks like a particle we know it is not a wave.
So we know it is "something else". We call that thing a quantum object to distinguish it from waves and particles.
There is only a "problem" if you try to pretend that light is a wave or a particle.
To be fair, you can often model it as if it is one or the other.