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I have some questions about the so-called double-slit experiment which exploits the wave-like characteristics of light.
1) why are the interference patterns two-dimensional? i.e. they are always vertical bands...
2) does the pattern change if the slits are vertically arranged instead of horizontal?
3) why is it assumed that the only explanation is that each photon interacts with itself? isn't it possible that the interference could be caused by a "residual effect" of the previous photon with the current photon? or am i missing something?
i have some other questions - but these are the ones that are most nagging at the moment...
thanks...
1) why are the interference patterns two-dimensional? i.e. they are always vertical bands...
2) does the pattern change if the slits are vertically arranged instead of horizontal?
3) why is it assumed that the only explanation is that each photon interacts with itself? isn't it possible that the interference could be caused by a "residual effect" of the previous photon with the current photon? or am i missing something?
i have some other questions - but these are the ones that are most nagging at the moment...
thanks...