Posted: Jun 03, 2011 3:05 pm
...seem to pass through both slits simultaneously?
From BBC
The article states that
So, it seems that Photons actually do pass through only one slit at a time, not both simultaeously, as had been thought?
So what happens to the idea that individual Photons 'interfere' with themselves, as they pass through both slits at the same time?
If this result is corroborated, why do interference patterns still emerge, even when only one Photon at a time traverses the experiment?
What do the more knowlegable members here think of this?
From BBC
The article states that
"While they were able to easily observe the interference pattern indicative of the wave nature of light, they were able also to see from which slits the photons had come, a sure sign of their particle nature."
So, it seems that Photons actually do pass through only one slit at a time, not both simultaeously, as had been thought?
So what happens to the idea that individual Photons 'interfere' with themselves, as they pass through both slits at the same time?
If this result is corroborated, why do interference patterns still emerge, even when only one Photon at a time traverses the experiment?
What do the more knowlegable members here think of this?