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The wave superposition is one of the most precious foundations of physics. It has been the physical principle of interference and diffraction of waves for nearly two centuries, and an accurate predictive instrument of the behavior of quantum systems over the past 100 years. However, it cannot explain the interference of waves and particles in a generalized way mainly due to the different interpretation of the wave function in each context. Given that phenomena of the same type should obey to the same principle or be the consequence of the same causes, this restriction of the wave superposition constitutes a current problem in the very foundations of physics. A new physical principle is introduced to address this problem. It provides the same explanation for wave and particle interference, but maintaining the predictive accuracy of the wave superposition. Its validity is based on the analysis of experimental results reported by other authors. This principle is completely new and leads to a non-standardized formulation of interference, which should open new avenues of discussion on this fundamental topic of physics. © 2017. Acad. Colomb. Cienc. Ex. Fis. Nat.References
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