Has anyone heard of anyone trying to conduct the double slit experiment with a barrier between the two slits that goes all the way or near the detector?
If it could be done maybe it would be interesting to see the result.
It may answer the question if the photon (or electron) is interferring...
OK thank you!
I've been reading a lot recently and understand a little more on how it all works, and how General Relativity stipulates gravity propagate at light speed. The effect on orbits or two bodies moving apart depend on reference frames, so you can't simplistically calculate the delay in...
Actually I think I found the answer. This site discusses the topic of "gravity speed", which was the crux of my experimental question.
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Gravity doesn't travel at the speed of light. This can be proven by looking at the orbits of the planets, and the detection of...
Yes I understand that so I propose this:
If I see a galaxy that is 1000 light-years away I can assume I'm seeing it's light and relative position to Earth as it was 1000 years ago. So then why not assume that we are also experiencing it gravity from 1000 years ago relative to our position...
Ok please comment on this one.
Let's suppose for our thought experiment you the reader were suddenly promoted to god-like status. You decided to take the our universe and remove all matter, but bearing in mind that all known laws of physics will still apply as they do now.
You then create two...
I guess I see the errors in the thought experiment. The two ships tethered together would be considered "one ship", just as a very large oil tanker that is, say, 3 light seconds in length.
If the this oil tanker were traveling foward and suddenly smashed into a large space ice asteroid at an...
Here's a thought experiment that I would like you to comment on.
Suppose you could construct two spaceships of exact design. I will call them spaceship A and B. Then let us also suppose you could construct a cable, or any tether device, sufficient enough in strength to be attached to the rear...