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Citation: Cuicui Yang, Bo Shang, Xiaohua Chen, Weiquan Tian. Understanding the Wave-Particle Duality and Quantization of Confined Particles Starting from Classic Mechanics[J]. University Chemistry, ;2025, 40(3): 408-414. doi: 10.12461/PKU.DXHX202407066 shu

Understanding the Wave-Particle Duality and Quantization of Confined Particles Starting from Classic Mechanics

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College of Science, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China;
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College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China

Corresponding author: Weiquan Tian, tianwq@cqu.edu.cn
Received Date: 22 July 2024
Revised Date: 10 October 2024

“Wave-particle duality” and “quantization” of microscopic particles with mass are fundamental concepts but challenging for beginners learning quantum chemistry. The wave-particle duality, space-confinement of motion and quantization of energy of microscopic particles are discussed based on the energy equation and momentum operator in the present work. A conclusion that confinement leads to quantization of microscopic particles is reached.
- Microscopic particles,
- Energy equation,
- Wave-particle duality,
- Momentum operator,
- Potential field interaction,
- Quantization of motion
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