US EditionMIT experiment proves Einstein wrong in century-old quantum debate
- MIT physicists conducted a groundbreaking and idealized double-slit experiment demonstrating light cannot behave simultaneously as a wave and a particle.
- They performed this experiment by cooling over 10,000 atoms to ultracold temperatures and arranging them with laser light into a crystal-like structure.
- The researchers adjusted the quantum states of individual atoms to vary the amount of information obtained about a photon's path, noting that increased path knowledge corresponded with diminished wave interference.
- First author Vitaly Fedoseev emphasized that the springs are irrelevant, and the key factor is the inherent uncertainty of the atoms, underscoring the main quantum effect in their experiment.
- Their findings confirmed Niels Bohr's view, disproved Einstein's related proposal, and resolved a nearly 100-year-old debate about light's dual nature.
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MIT Just Proved Einstein Wrong in the Most Famous Quantum Experiment
MIT physicists have performed the most precise version of the famous double-slit experiment, using ultracold atoms and single photons to reveal the strange dual nature of light as both wave and particle. This quantum balancing act—long debated by Einstein and Bohr—was tested without traditional “spring” components, instead relying on atomic “fuzziness” to confirm Bohr’s view: [...]
Famous double-slit experiment holds up when stripped to its quantum essentials
MIT physicists have performed an idealized version of one of the most famous experiments in quantum physics. Their findings demonstrate, with atomic-level precision, the dual yet evasive nature of light. They also happen to confirm that Albert Einstein was wrong about this particular quantum scenario.
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velvetclassic.netMIT Just Proved Einstein Wrong in the Famous Double-Slit Quantum Experiment
MIT scientists have conducted the most precise version of the double-slit quantum experiment using ultracold atoms. The findings support Bohr’s Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics and challenge Einstein’s belief in deterministic realism. The experiment offers robust evidence for quantum indeterminacy and reinforces Bell’s theorem, marking a critical step in our understanding of reality at the quantum level.
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