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| Apr12-11, 11:20 AM | #1 |
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2-Slit Experiment: Interference dissapears when detecting which slit the photon took?
Hello guys I was a confused by this part of the Wiki article on "Double-slit experiment":
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| Apr12-11, 11:50 AM | #2 |
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I'd like more information. I can't think of any way a photon can "influence an atom" and then go on to hit the same spot on the screen.
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| Apr12-11, 12:43 PM | #3 |
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One of the partial techniques is to use polarizers aligned relative to each other. As you vary from parallel to crossed, the inteference pattern changes from full interference to no interference.
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| Apr15-11, 03:49 AM | #4 |
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2-Slit Experiment: Interference dissapears when detecting which slit the photon took?
in the experiment above (with atom)...is the which-way information with 100% certainty?
i.e. can we thus say this: the higher the "probability of knowing which-way information" the lesser the degree of intereference or when we try to be more certain of which-way info, we end up reducing the interference pattern or you cannot know both the path and have interference at the same time or the more certain you are about the path, the lesser the interference on the screen |
| Apr15-11, 09:22 AM | #5 |
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| Apr21-11, 02:35 PM | #6 |
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can we say that we have the choice to observe the percentage of wave vs particle behavior?......however the percentage "must total to 100". |
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