Simulation of Young’s Double Slit Interference Experiment Based on MATLAB

Chen, Shunrong; Jia, Yuchao; Wang, Yuanfangzhou; Tai, Yonghang; Zou, Yawen

doi:10.1007/978-981-16-3180-1_29

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“…[2, 5-13], and changing the path of waves after slits, are some of such variations. Delayed Choice Quantum Eraser [14,15] is one of the modern-day variations that is being highly discussed. Computer simulations [ 16 ] on this experiment as well as some research on temporal effects [ 17 ] are also being done.…”

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Young's Double-slit Experiment, correction on the misconception.

Suriyaarachchi

2023

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In Young's Double Slit Experiment (YDE) and improved versions, waves causing interference travel different distances. As speed of light is constant, waves require different time spans to reach the point of interference. Thereby, if the waves are generated simultaneously at the slits/source, they cannot meet on the screen anywhere outside the mid-line. Formation of fringes is commonly interpreted as interference caused by the meeting (super-positioning) of two waves generated simultaneously. The reality is that fringes are formed by interference of waves generated at different times. However, unless impacted by other phenomena, two waves generated at different times converging to form fringes, as this paper shows, will mandatorily come in same phase to the interference point, producing constructive interference. Interference observed, however, is not only constructive. The effect on the phase of waves while bending (diffraction) is also to be considered. Consequently, it addresses three phenomena causing phase shifts: (1)different starting times,(2)bending at slits, and (3)distances traveled (In contrast, the first two are overlooked by the conventional approach). (Dirac and Feynman Path Integral methods on quantum particles have different approaches). The paper reveals the widespread misconception in the analysis of YDE and would impact the wave/particle and other YDE interpretations.

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Young's Double-slit Experiment, correction on the misconception.

Suriyaarachchi

2023

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Simulation of Young’s Double Slit Interference Experiment Based on MATLAB

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Young's Double-slit Experiment, correction on the misconception.

Young's Double-slit Experiment, correction on the misconception.

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