Classical apples and quantum potatoes

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, , Citation J -M Levy-Leblond 1981 Eur. J. Phys. 2 44 DOI 10.1088/0143-0807/2/1/007

0143-0807/2/1/44

Abstract

Beware of the ideas hidden behind the words: quantons (quantum things) are neither waves, nor particles. A gastronomical metaphor and a geometrical one are proposed to clarify the relationship between quantum and classical concepts.

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10.1088/0143-0807/2/1/007