The Merli–Missiroli–Pozzi Two-Slit Electron-Interference Experiment

In 2002 readers of Physics World voted Young’s double-slit experiment with single electrons as “the most beautiful experiment in physics” of all time. Pier Giorgio Merli, Gian Franco Missiroli, and Giulio Pozzi carried out this experiment in a collaboration between the Italian Research Council and t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Rosa, Rodolfo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4617474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26525832
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00016-011-0079-0
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Sumario:In 2002 readers of Physics World voted Young’s double-slit experiment with single electrons as “the most beautiful experiment in physics” of all time. Pier Giorgio Merli, Gian Franco Missiroli, and Giulio Pozzi carried out this experiment in a collaboration between the Italian Research Council and the University of Bologna almost three decades earlier. I examine their experiment, place it in historical context, and discuss its philosophical implications.

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