The term “short waves” is used in radio communication of electromagnetic waves whose wavelengths are between 6 meters and 150 meters. These are wavelengths found between the long AM broadcast band and the short FM broadcast band but little longer than the TV band which is longer than the FM band and FM is longer than the microwaves band which is longer than the IR band which is longer than the visible band which is longer than the UV band which is longer than X-ray band which is longer than the gamma ray band. However, in this context the term “short waves” is used to signify waves that are in the order of Planck length which is about 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 01 meter.
In a quantum theory, short waves are equivalent to de Broglie’s standing matter waves and for his doctoral thesis proposal of their existence; de Broglie was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1929. His theory subsequently became the wave-particle duality idea at the heart of quantum physics and vindicated the experimental discovery known as the Compton Effect of the early 1920s. The wavelengths of these waves can be easily determined using de Broglie’s simple equation: l=h/p, where l is the wavelength, p is the linear momentum, and h is Planck’s constant of action. From this simple equation, it can be noted that as the linear momentum increases the wavelength decreases, vice versa. For generalized relation, this shows an inverse variation between wavelength and linear momentum of everything in the universe. This relation is really equivalent to the principle of quantum mechanics known as the Principle of Uncertainty. That the product of the change in wavelength and the change in linear momentum is always greater than or equal to Planck’s constant of action: DlDp³h and the fact that this relation is never less than h is a great mystery of the quantum universe. It seems to limit the theoretical applicability of any experiment for greater and greater precision. It suggests that nature is capable of short changing reality and promoting briefness and unfairness for the existence of life everywhere and everywhen.


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