Atoms behaving like particles seem as a crimson dot, however unfold into a white blob once they act like a wave
Courtesy Joris Verstraten, et al
This is the clearest ever image of particular person atoms behaving like a wave, as predicted by quantum mechanics. Such pictures may finally be used to check this unique and poorly understood quantum behaviour.
The proven fact that particles like atoms can behave like waves is a key perception of quantum principle. One particular form of wave that an atom can undertake is named a “wave packet”, which is like…