double-slit experiment

experiment in quantum mechanics that shows wave–particle duality
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double-slit experiment

Summary

double-slit experiment ranks in the top 0.29% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,689 views/month, #228 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • double-slit experiment is credited with the discovery of Thomas Young[2].
  • double-slit experiment's video is recorded as Double slit experiment.webm[3].
  • double-slit experiment's video is recorded as Quantum Double Slit Visualization.webm[4].
  • double-slit experiment's video is recorded as ช่องแคบคู่.gif[5].
  • double-slit experiment's image is recorded as Single slit double slit.jpg[6].
  • double-slit experiment's GND ID is recorded as 4465481-9[7].
  • double-slit experiment's Commons category is recorded as Double-slit experiments[8].
  • double-slit experiment's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1801-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • double-slit experiment's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02dpm[10].
  • double-slit experiment's main subject is recorded as physical optics[11].
  • double-slit experiment's main subject is recorded as wave–particle duality[12].
  • double-slit experiment's main subject is recorded as interference[13].
  • double-slit experiment's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/light/Youngs-double-slit-experiment[14].
  • double-slit experiment's has characteristic is recorded as observer effect[15].
  • double-slit experiment's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11n5_j8l88[16].
  • double-slit experiment's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as dobbeltspalteeksperiment[17].
  • double-slit experiment's World of Physics ID is recorded as DoubleSlitInterference[18].
  • double-slit experiment's schematic is recorded as Double-slit de.svg[19].
  • double-slit experiment's schematic is recorded as Double-slit.svg[20].
  • double-slit experiment's schematic is recorded as Double-slit ml.svg[21].
  • double-slit experiment's schematic is recorded as Double-slit.te.svg[22].
  • double-slit experiment's schematic is recorded as Double-slit-Ne.svg[23].
  • double-slit experiment's schematic is recorded as Double-slit-hi.svg[24].
  • double-slit experiment's schematic is recorded as Double-slit-pa.svg[25].
  • double-slit experiment's schematic is recorded as Double-slit-mr.svg[26].

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Works and Contributions

double-slit experiment is credited with the discovery of Thomas Young[2].

Why It Matters

double-slit experiment ranks in the top 0.29% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,689 views/month, #228 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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