Optics Compared To Quantum Mechanics

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 10:00 in Physics & Chemistry

Optics normally treats the behaviour of packages of light waves (photons). However, when passing through appropriately shaped fields, particles may behave similar as photons. A beam of electrons that is not too dense will under such conditions behave similar to light beams that pass comparable lenses. In a dense beam the electrons will influence each others path via their own Coulomb field. The OTF read more

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