Double slit experiment, computer artwork. Laser beams (green) are shone at a plate (centre) containing two slits. The light that passes through is obs

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Double slit experiment, computer artwork. Laser beams (green) are shone at a plate (centre) containing two slits. The light that passes through is observed on a screen (right) behind the plate. This experiment shows that light exhibits the characteristics of both a wave and a particle, a phenomenon known as wave-particle duality. The light only travels through one slit, as would be expected of a particle, but as it passes through light from the two slits interfere, as would be expected of a wave.

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Size: 4193px × 4193px
Photo credit: © HARALD RITSCH/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: artwork, beams, double, duality, experiment, experimenting, illustration, interference, light, mechanics, observation, particle, photon, physical, physics, quantum, slit, wave, waves, waveã, wave–particle, youngs, â€-particle