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Light : Waves Or Particles ?
frequency decreases. And as mentioned the wavelength depends upon the mass of the particle. As the mass of the particle increases the frequency also increases.
According to the Jain principle, here we need to pay special attention to the fact that the mass of particles does not depend upon their own size, but upon the number of the most microscopic particles i.e. paramāņus. Therefore along with the mass of particles, their volume also should be
consideration. If along with the increment in mass, there is corresponding increment in volume, it makes no difference at all. Jain philosophical treatises show that in the space of one unit atom, there might be infinite atoms (paramāņus). And as the number of paramānus (atoms) increases in the space of one unit atom, paramānus become smaller and smaller in size and thus they become denser i.e. their volume does not change or increase but their mass increases. If the volume of photon, electron, proton, neutron, quark and other microscopic particles is the same, the mass of photon etc. and other electromagnetic particles must vary according to the variation of their frequency. It means that the transmitters transmit the waves possessing different types of frequency, really they emit microscopic particles having different masses with the velocity of 3,00,000 kms/sec. in all directions. This should be accepted.
This is a strange fact which the common man finds difficult to understand. One finds it difficult to believe that microscopic particles behave like waves. This difficulty arises out of the fact that our minds are preoccupied with the knowledge of pure particles and pure waves. We are familiar with the waves on the surface of water and we know the dynamics of a bullet coming out of a gun.
The experimental proof of the aforesaid equation of De Broglie was arrived at in the year 1925 A.D. While C. J. Dewison-Germer performed experiment in the Bell Telephone Company, a liquid air bottle suddenly burst open and the liquid air splashed upon a red hot piece of nickel and it soiled the surface of the nickel piece. Later on when they performed an experiment on that nickel piece. they found that great changes had taken place in the nickel piece, On account of the accident it was converted into a single crystal and wonderful results came out of these changes. It was observed that electrons were found to be acting in the form of waves and
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| SR No. | 001603 |
| Book Title | Scientific Secrets of Jainism |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Nandighoshvijay |
| Publisher | Research Institute of Scientific Secrets from Indian Oriental Scriptures Ahmedabad |
| Publication Year | 2001 |
| Total Pages | 378 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English, Science, Religion, & Articles |
| File Size | 21 MB |