Exploring Particle-Wave Duality: Understanding the Double Slit Experiment

  • Thread starter Hoku
  • Start date
  • Tags
    Duality
In summary: But the interference pattern on the screen is made up of single dots, each given by a single particle. Each particle only makes one dot. A single dot is not the result of interference. To be honest, at this point I'm not convinced any interference is happening at all. They just happen to randomly amount to an image similar to waves of interference. I know this isn't correct, but I need some better evidence of a single particle being wavelike.
  • #36
Doing "searches" for topics is very useful, but it does have limitations. I had already tried two different ways of searching for info on this topic using the PF search engine. Today, I did a PF search for "delayed choice quantum eraser" as SpectraCat suggested, and I found a thread that was begun just 2-weeks ago. This thread gives exactly the information that satisfies all my questions for this thread! Why didn't this thread come up when I was TRYING to find the info? Oh well. The thread title was, "How does one type of detector determine path of photon?" https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=392774&highlight=Delayed+Choice+Quantum+Eraser
Any additional ideas are welcome, but I am satisfied with the answers I've found. Thanks to everyone!
 
Physics news on Phys.org
  • #37
Hoku; Glad you finally understand the double slit experiment. I will go on to other things.
 

Similar threads

I "Wave-particle duality" and double-slit experiment
2
Replies
36
Views
4K
B Wave-particle duality of atoms and molecules
2
Replies
38
Views
3K
I Why do orthogonal polarizers at slits eliminate interference pattern?
Replies
28
Views
1K
B What is causing destructive interference in double slit experiment?
Replies
32
Views
3K
I Free particle probability distribution
Replies
22
Views
1K
I Is There A Study Showing The Observer Effect Ignoring Conscious Intent?
Replies
3
Views
308
B Questions about double slit experiments
Replies
33
Views
3K
I Double slit experiment with observer
Replies
14
Views
2K
I Why is there no single slit interference when one slit is closed in a double slit experiment?
2
Replies
55
Views
3K
B Quantum field theory and wave particle duality
Replies
2
Views
2K

Hot Threads

Recent Insights

Back
Top