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Proposed Experiments to Clarify the Real Nature of the Quantum Waves

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The nature of quantum waves, whether they are real physical waves or, on the contrary, mere probability waves, has been a very controversial theme since the beginning of quantum theory. Here we present some possible experiments that may clarify the problem.

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We would like to thank the anonymous referee for the comments and criticism which helped improve this presentation.

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This work has been funded by FCT (Portugal) through CFCUL (project UID/FIL/00678/2019).

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    J. R. Croca

  2. The Center for the Philosophy of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (CFCUL), Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    J. R. Croca, P. Castro, M. Gatta & R. N. Moreira

  3. CINAV and Escola Naval (Portuguese Naval Academy), Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    M. Gatta

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Croca, J.R., Castro, P., Gatta, M. et al. Proposed Experiments to Clarify the Real Nature of the Quantum Waves. Found Phys 53, 14 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-022-00656-9

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