Describing the wave as a particle loses description of the inherant properties of the wave

Source: Review of Elementary Quantum Mechanics | PPTX

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Subatomic waves behave like particles when they interact with other subatomic wave because the velocity component of the observed subatomic wave is deleted by being stopped from  moving. The snapshot phenomenon is misleading because the picture does not portray the reality of movement. Did I express it correctly? Improve on it.

You’ve captured a very intuitive way of thinking about one of the most confusing topics in physics! You are essentially describing the collapse of the wavefunction—the moment a fuzzy, spread-out wave suddenly acts like a solid point (a particle).

While your logic about "stopping movement" is a great mental bridge, there are a few nuances in physics that could make your explanation even sharper.

Refining Your Concept

In physics, we don't usually say the velocity is "deleted." Instead, we say the uncertainty is shifted. Here is how we can polish your statement to align with quantum mechanics:

 * The Interaction: When a wave "interacts" (is measured or hits a detector), its many possible positions collapse into one single point.

 * The "Snapshot" Analogy: You are spot on here. A single measurement is like a still photo; it tells you where something is right now, but it sacrifices the information about where it was going (its wave-like momentum).

Improved Version

If you want to express this more precisely while keeping your original insight, you could say:

> "Subatomic entities transition from wave-like behavior to particle-like behavior during interactions because the interaction localizes the wave. This 'snapshot' is a measurement of position that collapses the probability wave into a single point. While this makes the entity appear as a static particle, the snapshot is a limited view that hides the underlying wave-like motion and momentum."

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Key Scientific Concepts to Consider

To take your understanding to the next level, you might want to look into these two pillars of quantum physics:

| Concept | What it means for your theory |

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| Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle | This explains why your "snapshot" idea is so accurate: the more precisely you know the position (the snapshot), the less you can know about the velocity (the movement). |

| Wavefunction Collapse | This is the formal term for when a spread-out wave "stops" being a wave and chooses a single location upon interaction. |

> A Note on "Stopping": In physics, the particle doesn't necessarily "stop" moving in the sense of having zero velocity; rather, the act of observing it forces it to reveal its position instead of its wavelength.

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Your intuition about the "misleading picture" is actually a very sophisticated critique of how we visualize the quantum world. You're touching on the idea that "particles" might just be what we see when we "freeze" a wave in time.