Incompleteness of Wave Interpretations of Double Slit and Grating Experiments

Hui Peng^1,

¹Fremont, CA USA

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Hui Peng. Incompleteness of Wave Interpretations of Double Slit and Grating Experiments. International Journal of Physics. 2022; 10(3):154-173. doi: 10.12691/ijp-10-3-4

Abstract

Young’s double slit experiments, which represent the mystery of quantum mechanics, have been described by wave theories, such as the optical wave theory, the electromagnetic wave (EM wave) theory and pilot wave theory. Recently, the coexistence of the particle nature and the wave distribution of light in double slit and grating experiments has been demonstrated. In this article we utilize the photon chamber to detect the traces of the light beams in the double slit/grating experiments. The existence of the light tracks indicates the particle nature of the light beam in the wave experiments. The particle nature of the light beams is visualized by the tracks, while the wave-like distribution is visualized by the interference/diffraction patterns on screen. Furthermore, we cover the two sides of the photon chamber by metal foils. If the light beams were the EM waves, then the interference/diffraction patterns would be disturbed. The experiments show that the light behave as particles moving through the photon chamber, while distribute as waves without being disturbed. Thus, the double slit/grating + photon chamber experiments visually indicate that the wave interpretations of the optical wave/EM wave theories of the double slit/grating experiments are incomplete, and that the lights are not the EM waves. However, the experiments support the concept of the pilot wave theory at far field. The experiments in this article make the mystery of the double slit experiments even more mysterious, and violate both the wave-particle duality and the complementarity principle.

Keywords:
double slit experiment grating experiment optical wave theory electromagnetic wave theory photon chamber interference pattern diffraction pattern wave-particle duality complementarity principle

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