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In June 1926, Max Born was eager to embrace wave mechanics, since it was easier to apply to the scattering problems. However, after witnessing the potency of the particle concept, he had also realized that particles simply cannot be eradicated. In fact, the tracks left in a cloud chamber provided irrefutable evidence for the particle-like properties of the electron.
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Bayın, S.Ş. (2023). Complementarity Embraces Particles and Waves. In: The Pursuit of Reality. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1031-1_7
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