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Single particle creates interference after double slit - Wave particle duality at the workshop

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What it is

A short demo of a walking droplet on a vibrating silicone oil bath passing through a double slit and producing interference, a macro-scale analogue of pilot-wave behavior.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN users share it to build intuition about wave-particle duality and pilot-wave ideas in quantum mechanics threads.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “I highly recommend to watch this video first”

    Intuitive first look at the double-slit idea

    lisivka, 2016-11 · Recommendation · in “Close to absolute zero, particles exhibit their quantum nature”

  2. “this exact behavior can be seen by bouncing a droplet of oil or silicone on a vibrating bath of the same material”

    Oil droplet on a vibrating bath mimics pilot wave double-slit behavior

    tsimionescu, 2020-02 · Recommendation · in “Double Slits with Single Atoms”

  3. “If you want to develop intuition, look at this video”

    Walking droplet demo for building intuition about quantum behavior

    drran, 2020-08 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What is a science fact that blew your mind when you learned it?”

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Topics: double slit, pilot wave, walking droplets, wave-particle duality, quantum analogue

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