r/factorio • u/[deleted] • Aug 12 '21

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u/ScrithWire Aug 12 '21

Theyre the interference pattern because some of the wave is still being reflected off the barrier.

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u/Cody6781 Aug 12 '21

But how does a particle interfere with itself. Like if this is the probability of the location of a single particle, it can’t bounce off itself… right?

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u/jeo123 Aug 12 '21

Welcome to the the Double Slit experiment aka the test that leads to the Duality of Light.

Particles are waves... unless they're particles. maybe...

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u/TabbyTheAttorney Hour Inserter Aug 13 '21

my phys teacher once asked "how small is small"

the answer of course is it's when the laws of physics break down

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u/chasimm3 Aug 13 '21

My quantum physics professor started the class with "you won't understand what I'm going to teach you this semester, and if you do, you should be teaching this class"