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I found a layman's explanation of the wave characteristics of subatomic particles in the form of a "Dr.Quantum" video from "What the Bleep do we know?". Aside from the parapsychological junk in the last 2/3rds of the movie, the explanations of quantum properties seemed mostly accurate and concise. The way they described subatomic behavior was easy to digest from a layman's perspective.
One thing I don't understand is how the screen with the slits do not collapse the wave function until there is a measurement. Wouldn't bouncing off the sides of the slit constitute some sort of interaction?
What is it about the "observer" or measurement device that would interact differently with the photon than how the photon interacts with the slit?
One thing I don't understand is how the screen with the slits do not collapse the wave function until there is a measurement. Wouldn't bouncing off the sides of the slit constitute some sort of interaction?
What is it about the "observer" or measurement device that would interact differently with the photon than how the photon interacts with the slit?