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How is this: The electron loses its energy as it approaches the final destination, this energy (of wave nature obviously) passes through the slits and forms int
by ahmedsaad1977 5y ago
How is this: The electron loses its energy as it approaches the final destination, this energy (of wave nature obviously) passes through the slits and forms interference pattern.
I know that for every problem there is a solution that is simple, neat—and wrong. And above proposition is most probably the same. But still I'll be glad to read the answers.
(Disclaimer: I'm a novice)
- majewsky 5y agoYou're falling into the very common trap of assuming that "energy" is some kind of substance (like movies/series tend to depict it as for practical reasons), when really it is a mathematical property of a physical object. Like other similar properties (such as spin, momentum and angular momentum), energy is relevant because fundamental symmetries of the universe require it to be constant. Therefore "losing energy" in one part of a physical system (such as the electron) is only possible when another part of the system simultaneously gains the same amount of energy. When you say: > this energy (of wave nature obviously) passes through the slits The question then is what type of object would possess this energy as it passes through the slits and hits the screen behind it. Since the screen is specifically set up to detect electrons, the simplest explanation is that it is really the electrons performing the interference. (Footnote, just to be safe: Energy conservation can be broken on very very short timescales, but this is not relevant for the double-slit experiment.)