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double-slit experiment

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

Summary

double-slit experiment has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • double-slit experiment is credited with the discovery of Thomas Young[2].
  • double-slit experiment's Commons category is recorded as Double-slit experiments[3].
  • double-slit experiment's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1801[4].
  • double-slit experiment's main subject is physical optics[5].
  • double-slit experiment's main subject is wave–particle duality[6].
  • double-slit experiment's main subject is interference[7].
  • double-slit experiment's has characteristic is recorded as observer effect[8].

Why It Matters

double-slit experiment has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

Thomas Young

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  1. 2d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Main subject → physical optics, wave–particle duality, interference
    Discoverer or inventor → Thomas Young
    Has characteristic → observer effect
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