On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 5:25 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > In the double slit experiment, the photon, or electron, or whatever, > travels as a wave and goes through both slits in THIS world. >
*Not if you look at one of the slits it doesn't! If you put a device that can detect electrons then you know the electron went though just one slit and you know which one and no interference pattern builds up on the photographic plate. However if you record the information on which slit the electron went through but erase it before it hits the photographic plate then you don't know what the electron did at the slits and the interference pattern comes back. This is called Wheeler's delayed choice experiment and I think its absolutely absurd. The most absurd thing about it is its true. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheeler%27s_delayed_choice_experiment > > > No need for multiple worlds to explain anything. > *Oh yeah? Well then explain to me how that works. I'm all ears. * *John K Clark * -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
