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Most experiments proposed to test the nature of the quantum waves are based on the so called collapse of the wave packet. Still there are open other possibilities, discussed here, leading to feasible experiments that may clarify this long standing problem.
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Croca, J.R. (1997). Experiments to Test the Reality of de Broglie Waves. In: Jeffers, S., Roy, S., Vigier, JP., Hunter, G. (eds) The Present Status of the Quantum Theory of Light. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 80. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5682-0_30
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