Boffin "The point of testing is to substantiate what we know, to see if it stands testing, and to delve into the realms of the unknown. The point of testing to see if the Earth is flat is that you would find your theory doesn't standup to testing."
I thought you were saying 'there's no point...
Wannabe, how can simply 'knowing the position' of something change its structure?
Sounds like you accept the theory so firmly you reject experimentation to confirm or disprove it! Classic dogmatist.
What's the point of testing if the Earth is round when everybody knows it's flat?!
>> Of course, now I'm inviting the question "What really is going on?". There are a half-dozen more or less well-accepted possible answers, collectively known as "interpretations" of QM.
Yes I read about this after reposting a Facebook thing saying something like 'according to scientists we...
Rajatmo, no I meant has anyone tried it with sand or balls just to see if there is a dispersal pattern, due to the objects glancing off the edges of the slits. Not to see if table tennis balls interfere with themselves and produce a diffraction pattern.
You lost me there.
If measuring which slit a particle passes through removes the wave quality of the particle, then there's something intrusive about the measuring technique isn't there?
So 'they' who do the measuring should devise a more sneaky subtle technique.
It's as if the particle knows it...
That's pretty poor, can't they improve their measuring technique?
It's like measuring the speed of Nadal's serve in the French open today and saying 'that serve was 90 miles an hour, but the radar knocked the ball out of court so it's not counted'.
Doesn't make sense, unless the method of measuring or recording which slit the particle goes through changes the properties of the particle.
Maybe the photon is embarrassed to be a just a mere formless wave, so it pretends to be solid matter if someone is watching?
So whatever they do to detect which slot the photon goes through, removes the wave property?
Can't they fire charged particles through some gas so they leave a trail?
Better to use a less invasive detection method.
Yes I know the interpretation of the results of the experiment is that the pattern is a diffraction pattern caused by quanta somehow interfering with themselves, but maybe the pattern has some more rational cause?
Staggered in space/time, doesn't that imply it's not an interference pattern they're seeing?
It seems like stretching an elaborate theory around a false assumption.
Pity someone doesn't try the experiment with a table tennis ball shooting machine, they might see similar patterns due to balls...
2 slit, double slit, two slit
I saw a previous topic where someone asked if anyone has tried the 2 slit experiment with bigger objects (not Bucky balls) like sand or golf balls, but it seems not?
I wondered if the diffraction patterns could simply be a result of the particles deflecting off...