Variations of the Double Slit?

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The discussion centers on the implications of detector interactions in the double-slit experiment and their role in wave function collapse. It is established that the presence of which-way information, even without recording it, prevents the formation of an interference pattern. The use of quarter-wave plates to determine photon polarization is highlighted as a method to gain which-way information, thus eliminating interference. The conversation also critiques Tom Campbell's simulation theory, asserting that it diverges from established quantum mechanics principles.

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Using my mentor superpowers to reply to a closed thread, I would like to point out that the experiment
Nugatory said:
I would find it very difficult to respond to someone who challenged me for experimental evidence that Earth's gravity exerts the same force on one kilogram of cold-rolled 1045 steel alloy as on one kilogram of 1018 steel alloy.
is carried out every day in constructions sites all over the planet. If there was a significant difference in gravitational acceleration for different materials, architects' and engineers' calculations would be off and no skyscraper would stand up.
 
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