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The double-slit experiment is a key demonstration in quantum physics that reveals the strange behavior of particles like electrons and photons. In the experiment, particles are fired at a barrier with two slits, and a screen records where they land. If both slits are open and no measurement is... made, the particles form an interference pattern, like waves overlapping, even when sent one at a time. This suggests that each particle passes through both slits at once in a state called superposition. However, if detectors are placed at the slits to observe which path the particle takes, the interference pattern disappears. The particles then behave like classical objects, going through one slit or the other. This change in behavior simply from observing the system is known as the observer effect, and it highlights a fundamental principle of quantum mechanics: measurement affects the outcome. The experiment challenges our understanding of reality, showing that at the quantum level, particles don't have definite states until they are observed 🤓show more

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