English Explanatory Dictionary

pilot wave

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A theoretical matter wave that guides the motion of point particles.
  2. A wavefunction on some measurement of information that guides the consciousness or behavior of individual people.

Word forms

pilot wave pilot waves

Etymology

Coined by Louis de Broglie from the idea that the waveform pilots (guides) particles.

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