Modern Physics
Modern Physics
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ISBN: 9781111794378
Author: Raymond A. Serway, Clement J. Moses, Curt A. Moyer
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 5, Problem 36P
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The phase speed of matter wave associated with the free particle. Verify that the phase speed is different from the speed at which particle carry mass and energy.

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