Louis de Broglie quotes

Louis de Broglie was a French physicist renowned for his groundbreaking work in quantum theory. His hypothesis that particles such as electrons have wave-like properties led to a fundamental shift in modern physics. He played a crucial role in the development of quantum mechanics and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Here are 8 of his quotes:

The actual state of our knowledge is always provisional and... there must be, beyond what is actually known, immense new regions to discover. (Louis de Broglie)
Two seemingly incompatible conceptions can each represent an aspect of the truth ... They may serve in turn to represent the facts without ever entering into direct conflict. View quote
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It seems a little paradoxical to construct a configuration space with the coordinates of points which do not exist. View quote
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The history of science shows that the progress of science has constantly been hampered by the tyrannical influence of certain conceptions that finally came to be considered as dogma. View quote
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Assuming that the particle has an internal vibration which allows to assimilate it to a small clock, I supposed that the clock was traveling with the wave in such a way that its internal vibration remained constantly in phase with the wave's : this is the phase matching postulate. View quote
Louis de Broglie
The history of science shows that the progress of science has constantly been hampered by the tyrannical influence of certain conceptions that finally came to be considered as dogma. For this reason, it is proper to submit periodically to a very searching examination, principles that we have come to assume without any more discussion. View quote
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The electron can no longer be conceived as a single, small granule of electricity; it must be associated with a wave, and this wave is no myth; its wavelength can be measured and its interferences predicted. View quote
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For X-rays, the phenomenon of diffraction by crystals was a natural consequence of the idea that X-rays are waves analogous to light and differ from it only by having a smaller wavelength. View quote
Louis de Broglie

Louis de Broglie

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Occupation: French Physicist
Born: August 15, 1892
Died: March 19, 1987
Quotes count: 8
Wikipedia: Louis de Broglie

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