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Experimental Evidence [6 pts]

 

To give you an idea of what we want, the following would be an acceptable answer for the question asked:

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Explain briefly (at most a few sentences!) how we know that the probability of detecting an electron may be described as a superposition of waves of wavelength tex2html_wrap_inline887 , where h is Planck's constant and p is the momentum of the electron. Be sure to explain both the superposition and the formula for tex2html_wrap_inline893 .

Hints: For your convenience, a list of experiments is provided on the last page of the formula sheet. Be brief and save yourself time for the rest of the exam.



Prof. Tomas Alberto Arias
Sat Mar 8 16:29:07 EST 1997