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Young’s double-slits goes temporal

Edwin Cartlidge

Published May 1, 2023• 0 citations
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Abstract

A “time” version of the famous experiment generates fringes in frequency rather than space, as Edwin Cartlidge explains.
DOI
10.1088/2058-7058/36/05/05

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