Different interpretation of double slit experiment.
- Manoj P
- Jul 13, 2020
- 1 min read
Updated: Jul 14, 2020
We wanted to end the drama of particle being at different positions
in a single time until we measure it.
We should understand that actually it is the probability density
waves which is passing through both the slits and interfere,hence
telling us where should the electron is more likely to end up.
From the above figure we can see that the electron interference
pattern doesn't have complete dark fringes from this we can say
that it is its probability wave interfering and not its matter wave.
Does that not seem what we were interpreting about matter wave
was wrong. It may be noted that electron behaves as a particle as
such but it is its probability density of finding its position has
wave behavior therefore constituting both wave and particle
duality.

We do understand that we don't know through which slit the
electron passes through. So now considering the electrons point of
view is electron also confused about it?
And also we need to understand the requirement of two waves for
interference and these waves are probability waves for an electron.
But while interpreting the particle nature of it we should not
directly infer what probability waves say.
What if the interference pattern we obtain from double slit is mere
superimposition of images of two separate diffraction patterns of
electrons through a single slit arises due to heisenberg’s
uncertainty principle as electrons passes through the slit the
uncertainty in finding its position reduces dx therefore uncertainty
in its momentum significantly increases thereby resulting its
probability waves to undergo diffraction.
But after all this interpretation could be completely wrong.
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