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Do gravitational waves exhibit wave-particle duality? (bigthink.com)
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[–] btaf45@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

When it comes to duality it’s the particles that exhibit wave-like properties individually.

And waves exhibit particle behavior because waves are particles and particles are waves. Light comes in waves. But when we see light it doesn't mean we are seeing a single light photon.