Questions tagged [double-slit-experiment]
The double slit experiment involves passing light through two parallel slits to demonstrate that the light from one slit interferes with that from the other.
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Can the double-slit experiment be explained as a limitation of the measuring apparatus? [duplicate]
Noob here. I'm struggling with the idea that the wave function collapse upon observation in the double-slit experiment is merely due to a limitation in our measuring apparatus.
To draw an analogy, ...
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How to double-slit experiment with an observer at home?
I decided to conduct Young's experiment, double-split experiment, observer effect. I bought a laser pointer, cut slits in the foil with the blade, as it should be. And this is what I got:
Light ...
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What Does Feynman Mean When He Says Amplitude and Probabilities?
In Feynman lectures on gravitation section 1.4, he tries to debate over whether one should quantize the gravitation or not.
He provides a two-slit diffraction experiment with a gravity detector, which ...
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Modified two slit diffraction experiment
I thought up a slight modification to the classic two-slit experiment that would be fun to try, but I am certain that I am not the only person to consider it, and would like to know if it has already ...
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Superposition of photons entering human eyes
Based on the Double Slit Experiment and the Mach-Zehnder Interferometer is it reasonable that a single photon enter both eyes of one person?
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Double-slit experiment with accelerating charged particles
As I understand, charged particles that are accelerated will emit photons.
I assume that it is possible to set up a double-slit experiment where the particles, say electrons, are accelerated from when ...
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Is it possible for a double slit experiment to create an interference pattern at 90 degrees?
If the light diffracts perpendicular to the slits, then would an interference pattern 90 degrees from the slits be observed?
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Whats wrong with concept of "faster than light" information transfer device? (not about technical implementation, just about theory) [closed]
Yesterday, while lying in bed, an idea came to me, and I don’t understand why it won’t work?
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1.1) Two infinite stores of entangled pairs of photons, each connected to a double-slit device.
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How practical double slit experiment deviate from the young double slit experiment given in a basic physics textbook?
How practical double slit experiment differ from the young double slit experiment given in a basic physics text book? Will there be any difference in the appearance of fringes ? An elaborate ...
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QFT and double slit experiment - what is interfering with itself?
To my understanding, in QM particles can interfere with themselves because we imagine the state of a system not as specified by the particles position and momentum (like classical mechanics), but ...
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Amplitude of light in double slit experiment
While reading about double slit experiment I have found no article where the amplitudes of light at the board ( on which light falls) is calculated . Only the fringe width and intensity ratios are ...
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Why does classical physics not predict particles in the double-slit experiment to land in just two different locations?
I stopped being able to understand the double-slit experiment way before any of the interference and associated "quantum weirdness" came into play. I get that one needs to approach this ...
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Quantum eraser experiment in enclosure if data is not recorded, destroyed, or encrypted
I'm trying to understand something precisely and finding it difficult to trust videos on YouTube, conversations on Reddit, etc.
This existing question actually comes very close to mine: Quantum eraser ...
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Would observation affect the results of a double-slit experiment if the observation isn't recorded?
Given that, when an electron passes through the double slit experiment without observing the slit it goes through, it produces an interference pattern, and that, when you do observe which slit it goes ...
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Observation in Young's double slit experiment [duplicate]
I'm new to YDSE and recently I found out that there was also an experiment done when humans were able to separate photons (What I mean is we were able to shoot photons onto the double slit) so it was ...
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