Modern Physics for Engineers Lecture slides 07c – Young’s slits and quantum mechanics
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This lecture part discusses a classic conundrum in quantum mechanics that is illustrated by Young's slits. Electrons do diffract as expected by Young's slits to give an interference pattern, but we apparently cannot "know" which slit the electron went through. In quantum mechanics, in one view that question is meaningless; indeed if we do measure that, we lose the interference pattern. (slides)
Source: Stanford Digital Repository
DOI: 10.25740/tw704kw8870
Author: Miller, David
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6946101033
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