Must have gone through one of the slits

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The discussion centers on the behavior of buckyballs in a double-slit experiment, emphasizing that they cannot split into two and reconstitute perfectly. It is argued that while the associated wave can pass through both slits, the buckyball itself must go through one slit, leading to an interference pattern that is not perfectly symmetric due to inherent randomness. Participants debate the implications of quantum mechanics (QM) on particle position, with some suggesting that theories like Bohmian mechanics may offer insights into particle behavior. The conversation touches on the limitations of QM in explaining the "what really happens" aspect of quantum phenomena. Ultimately, the discussion reflects ongoing uncertainties and differing interpretations within quantum theory.
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Fredrik said:
There isn't even one candidate theory of what's really going on that makes different predictions than QM.

wait till you hear my hypothesis about a dimension outside space-time...it explains everything within QM...lol..;)
 
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  • #32
San K said:
i can buy a photon splitting into two waves...but not a molecule

its possible that photon's movement through the slits is a bit different from the buckyball's

I am selling photons! :smile:

For purposes of this analogy, the process is the same for the buckyball. See here:

http://hexagon.physics.wisc.edu/teaching/2010s%20ph531%20quantum%20mechanics/interesting%20papers/zeilinger%20large%20molecule%20interference%20ajp%202003.pdf
 
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  • #33
DrChinese said:
I am selling photons! :smile:

For purposes of this analogy, the process is the same for the buckyball. See here:

http://hexagon.physics.wisc.edu/teaching/2010s%20ph531%20quantum%20mechanics/interesting%20papers/zeilinger%20large%20molecule%20interference%20ajp%202003.pdf

ha ha...ok...i will have to stop buying photons...;)

great paper...however it does not agree/disagree with the idea that the molecule might have passed through one of the slits and the waves through both...

thus...for both photon and buckyball...i think ...they pass through one of the slits and their associated waves through both and these waves effect the "solid" part of the photon/buckyball
 
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