P5f: Nature of Waves

Particles can behave like waves. At other times waves behave like particles. The nature of waves and the interaction of particles is fundamental to our understanding of the world around us. This item looks at the most important of all wave properties – interference. When people talk about interference they usually mean ‘noise’ in an electronic system or ‘crackle’ in a radio receiver. In the topic of waves, interference means the effect produced when two waves meet and interact with each other