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This paper attempts to clarify the origin of quantization defined by the Planck’s constant ħ. By introducing the concept of inhomogeneous standing waves, one can derive the Planck-Einstein relation E = ħω and the de Broglie relation p = ħk and explain why quantization can be interpreted as a wave effect.
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Cornille, P. (1994). Quantization as an Inhomogeneous Wave Effect. In: van der Merwe, A., Garuccio, A. (eds) Waves and Particles in Light and Matter. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2550-9_17
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