CRITICAL REVIEW OF FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS IN PHYSICS
Part 1 – Wave-Particle Duality
According to quantum mechanical concepts, all quantum objects exhibit dual nature: under certain physical circumstances they behave as particles, while under other circumstances – as waves. Based on simple demonstration experiments conducted by us, we analyzed the physical circumstances in which – according to existing concepts, quantum objects of the microscopic world exhibit wave nature. Based on qualitative study of empirical results, we make the following conclusion: there are no grounds for attributing wave nature to quantum objects participating in these processes. Accordingly, the description of processes involving microscopic world objects requires the creation of alternative theoretical concepts different from those based on the principle of wave-particle dualism and which would more adequately describe existing empirical facts. This will require the search for a large amount of empirical facts and not only qualitative but also detailed quantitative study of the obtained results.
Keywords: wave-particle; dualism; critical review; alternative
