Modern Physics
What is difference between electromagnetic waves and matter waves?
Difference between electromagnetic waves and matter waves in tabular form
Electromagnetic waves | Matter waves |
These waves have electric and magnetic fields associated with them. | Matter waves have no electric and magnetic fields associated with them. |
These waves can easily pass through the vacuum. | These waves cannot pass through the vacuum. |
These waves have fixed velocities. | Matter waves have velocities less than velocities of light and depend on the situation. |
Wavelengths of these waves can be measured easily. | Their wavelengths cannot be measured easily. |
These rays are emitted from a source in space. | These waves are associated with material particles, they do not exist without material particles. |
Energies of these waves are quantized. | Energies of these waves are not quantized. |
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Why matter wave cannot propagate through space?
because matter waves require a medium to travel otherwise they cannot exist
because matter waves require a medium to travel otherwise they cannot exist