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Double Slit Experiment - Quantum Strangeness
When light passes through slits and is directed to a screen, it produces an intereference pattern, due to constructive and destructive interference of waveforms. Can we try this experiment with electrons?
Strangely enough, the interefence pattern phenomenon occurs with electrons too. Why? Because electrons exhibit wave-like characteristics, which is evidence of the wave-particle duality that is explained by quantum theory. So what's the big deal - electrons have wave-like characteristics... but aren't they supposed to be particles?
The experiment, and some of the fascinating implications of it are discussed in the following animation. This animation is actually a released portion of the movie, "What the Bleep, Down the Rabbit Hole".
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Double-slit Experiment - does a good job of explaining... oh, let's be honest - we can only hope this will be completely explained someday!
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