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I understand photons and elections fit into the probalistic rules of QM. Are there any other elementary particles (more massive) that don’t obey the point/wave duality?
Large mass by itself is not a reason to neglect QM effects. The QM effects are often negligible for large objects not because they have a large mass, but because they have a large number of degrees of freedom (i.e. consist of many elementary particles). Namely, larger number of degrees of freedom implies faster decoherence, which is why quantum effects become negligible very fast. On the other hand, you ask about massive elementary particles, and "elementary" implies that they do not have a large number of degrees of freedom. Hence the answer to your question is - no.rasp said:I understand photons and elections fit into the probalistic rules of QM. Are there any other elementary particles (more massive) that don’t obey the point/wave duality?
QM stands for quantum mechanics, which is a fundamental theory of physics that describes the behavior of particles at the microscopic level. It is used to understand and predict the behavior of elementary particles, which are the building blocks of matter.
Yes, all known elementary particles can be described by QM. It has been successfully used to explain the behavior of particles such as electrons, protons, and neutrons.
It is possible that some extremely massive elementary particles may not behave according to the principles of QM. However, there is currently no evidence to suggest that this is the case.
The mass of an elementary particle does not directly affect its behavior in relation to QM. However, the mass of a particle can influence its interactions with other particles and its overall behavior in certain physical situations.
Yes, there are ongoing experiments, such as the Large Hadron Collider, that are attempting to study the behavior of massive elementary particles and test the limits of QM. However, the results of these experiments are still inconclusive and further research is needed.