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I understand that it has to be done many times to get the desired result. Apologies for the lack of clarity. I used the term "single particle" to differentiate between the observed pattern which occurs when firing a stream of particles -which as far as I am aware can be explained using classical...

Thanks so much for your reply Simon. And thank you for the welcome. I guess what I am really wondering is whether or not its possible to construct a home apparatus capable of displaying a single particle interference pattern (apologies for any bad terminology). Is this something people would do...

Hello, fellow physics lovers. I am an amateur physicist and am currently teaching some fellow keen amateurs about the marvels of the quantum world. After explaining the dual nature of light and conducting a very basic example of Young's double slit experiment using a laser and a sheet of card...