Post by Ian Thomas on Dec 8, 2023 3:58:47 GMT 10
So, as we know the phenomenon of diffraction of light waves AND electrons has been evinced as proof of the duality of waves and particles since about 1900.
Long ago, Young's Experiment established that light definitely is a wave. The experiment is not wrong: you could do it yourself with a laser and narrow cuts in black plastic. Maxwell's Equations predict electromagnetic waves.
You'd have thought it was 'case closed' in favour of waves.
But then JJ Thomson and others showed that 'cathode rays', aka electrons, are particles. Turns out, electrons can also diffract thru narrow slits, a thing only waves are supposed to do.
What to make of it? Physics orthodoxy says waves and particles are "dual", somehow.
However, there's an alternative idea that says waves are absorbed by electrons at a sharp boundary (the slit) and then are re-emitted. Ditto electrons get themselves absorbed by atoms at the slit's surface then are re-emitted as electrons. As a result, one sees interference of both waves and particulate electrons. Waves are always waves and particles are always particles. No duality.
Interesting idea, that. But is it right?
Young's Experiment aka the Double Slit Experiment ....
Long ago, Young's Experiment established that light definitely is a wave. The experiment is not wrong: you could do it yourself with a laser and narrow cuts in black plastic. Maxwell's Equations predict electromagnetic waves.
You'd have thought it was 'case closed' in favour of waves.
But then JJ Thomson and others showed that 'cathode rays', aka electrons, are particles. Turns out, electrons can also diffract thru narrow slits, a thing only waves are supposed to do.
What to make of it? Physics orthodoxy says waves and particles are "dual", somehow.
However, there's an alternative idea that says waves are absorbed by electrons at a sharp boundary (the slit) and then are re-emitted. Ditto electrons get themselves absorbed by atoms at the slit's surface then are re-emitted as electrons. As a result, one sees interference of both waves and particulate electrons. Waves are always waves and particles are always particles. No duality.
Interesting idea, that. But is it right?
The DOUBLE SLIT phenomenon is FULLY EXPLAINED with Pure Classical Reasoning.
web.archive.org/web/20210906211144/http://www.extinctionshift.com/DOUBLE_SLIT_Topic/DOUBLE_SLIT_topic.htm
web.archive.org/web/20210906211144/http://www.extinctionshift.com/DOUBLE_SLIT_Topic/DOUBLE_SLIT_topic.htm
Young's Experiment aka the Double Slit Experiment ....
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-slit_experiment
In modern physics, the double-slit experiment demonstrates that light and matter can satisfy the seemingly-incongruous classical definitions for both waves and particles, which is considered evidence for the fundamentally probabilistic nature of quantum mechanics. This type of experiment was first performed by Thomas Young in 1801, as a demonstration of the wave behavior of visible light. At that time it was thought that light consisted of either waves or particles.
