erwin schrodinger predicted that all matter can behave as waves.
who predicted that all matter can behave as waves?
erwin schrodinger
in 1924, french quantum physicist louis de broglie published his thesis, in which he introduced a revolutionary theory of electron waves based on wave–particle duality. in his time, the wave and particle interpretations of light and matter were seen as being at odds with one another, but de broglie suggested that these seemingly different characteristics were instead the same behavior observed from different perspectives — that particles can behave like waves, and waves (radiation) can behave like particles. broglie's proposal offered an explanation of the restricted motion of electrons within the atom. the first publications of broglie's idea of "matter waves" had drawn little attention from other physicists, but a copy of his doctoral thesis chanced to reach einstein, whose response was enthusiastic. einstein stressed the importance of broglie's work both explicitly and by building further on it.
history of chemistry
in elastodynamics, love waves, named after augustus edward hough love, are horizontally polarized surface waves. the love wave is a result of the interference of many shear waves (s–waves) guided by an elastic layer, which is "welded" to an elastic half space on one side while bordering a vacuum on the other side. in seismology, love waves (also known as q waves ("q"uer: german for lateral)) are surface seismic waves that cause horizontal shifting of the earth during an earthquake. augustus edward hough love predicted the existence of love waves mathematically in 1911. they form a distinct class, different from other types of seismic waves, such as p-waves and s-waves (both body waves), or rayleigh waves (another type of surface wave). love waves travel with a lower velocity than p- or s- waves, but faster than rayleigh waves. these waves are observed only when there is a low velocity layer overlying a high velocity layer/ sub–layers.
love wave