Astrophysicists Try to Resolve the Wave-Particle Duality

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What’s going on with Wave-Particle Duality? Neil deGrasse Tyson and astrophysicist Charles Liu discuss this hard-to-grasp concept, key science around it like the de Broglie Realtion and the Double Slit Experiment, and why it’s not so intuitive to everyone. Plus, why didn’t the term “wavicle” catch on? Find Charles’s book Handy Quantum Physics Answer Book here: https://amzn.to/43crUjs Timestamps: 00:00 - Questioning the Wave-Particle Duality 01:24 - The de Broglie Relation: When Waves & Particles Merged 04:20 - Why Is It So Hard to Understand? 07:00 - The Double Slit Experiment & Conditional Attributes 10:10 - Using Our Words Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, 'To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery' on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities & scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up! #StarTalk #NeildeGrasseTyson