On Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 1:55:17 PM UTC-6, Brent wrote: > > > > On 10/29/2019 12:46 PM, Alan Grayson wrote: > > > > On Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 1:25:43 PM UTC-6, Brent wrote: >> >> >> >> On 10/29/2019 11:43 AM, Alan Grayson wrote: >> >> What does that mean? No one even detects them. They need not even be >>> absorbed, but could simply fly off to infinity. >>> >>> Brent >>> >> >> What exactly is the situation? Interference is destroyed, more and more, >> as they get hotter, but without any observations? AG >> >> >> Right. >> >> Brent >> > > It sounds like some sort of hidden variable (don't take this too > literally), where the particles send out information of whether > interference will occur or not, and it doesn't matter if it's observed. > This could fit into my model of superposition with some modification; > namely, it you do a which-way experiment, OR if information about which-way > is available, interference is destroyed. And what goes through the slits in > the absence of these conditions is a wave going through both slits. AG > > > OK. Except "send out" doesn't make sense. It implies signaling, which > would be at less than light speed (c.f. delay choice quantum eraser > experiment). > > Brent >
What descriptive term do you prefer? Those IR photons travel at the SoL. The point is that if there's information available for which-way, even if not observed, the interference is destroyed. AG -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/9befcb44-c66e-4be6-be87-15b7b4ad1f5f%40googlegroups.com.
