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Famous double-slit experiment holds up when stripped to its quantum essentials

Famous double-slit experiment holds up when stripped to its quantum essentials
science7/28/2025

MIT physicists performed an idealized version of the double-slit experiment, stripping it to its quantum essentials. They confirmed that light exists as both a wave and a particle but cannot be observed in both forms at the same time.

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 Einste... [8975 chars]