Abstract
According to de Broglie, a quantum object is composed of a wave which guides a corpuscle, both existing objectively in the space and time. The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics is completely different. The wavefunction is considered as a mathematical tool to calculate probabilities which collapses whenever a measurement is performed. In this letter we propose an experiment which can distinguish between the two approaches.
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Lepore, V.L. Homodyne detection of de Broglie waves. Found Phys Lett 5, 469–478 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00690427
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