Advances in Double Slit Experiment with Theoretical Implications

Eric Bond

A new and falsifiable realist interpretation of quantum mechanics is examined in relation to the sum over histories concept, pilot wave theory and the many-worlds interpretation. This electric charge/transactional model explains how the single electron double-slit experiment produces extremely localized endpoints from diffracted wavicles, why these endpoints are scattered around the entire surface of the absorber screen, and why these points of contact result in the characteristic fringe pattern as they accumulate. Advanced waves and substantive electric charge effects in the double-slit experiment are postulated, then this hypothesis is supported by a quantitative analysis of electron emission in comparison to lightning. The wider implications if advanced waves and electric charge distribution prove to be significant factors in the double-slit experiment are discussed, including possible parallels with meteorological and neurological phenomena.

Siddhant Das, Dirk-André Deckert, Leopold Kellers +2 more

Huei Peng

Abstract Young’s double slit experiments represent the mystery of quantum mechanics. To explore the mystery, varieties of the double slit and cross-double slit experiments were performed. In this article, we show novel phenomena that the interference patterns of the double slit/cross-double slit experiments can be curved. The curvatures depend on the orientation of the diaphragms of the double slit/cross-double slit. Those experiments provide comprehensive data for developing/testing a theoretical model.

Jiankun Lai

Frederick W. Strauch

This paper considers a theoretical model of the double-slit experiment with electrons whose paths are monitored. This monitoring, inspired by a recent text by Maudlin, is performed by the Coulomb scattering of the electron by a proton. A simple quantum mechanical calculation is presented, inspired in part by a recent experimental demonstration of this famous thought experiment. The results illustrate the relationship between entanglement and the loss of coherence in the interference pattern. The tradeoff between the visibility of interference and the information gained by measurement is also explored. This calculation can provide advanced undergraduates insight into decoherence, entanglement, and quantum information.

Diane Riendeau