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From: Darren New
Subject: Theoretical physics and QED
Date: 27 Sep 2009 02:49:26
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An excellent summary of why photons are *not* waves and do *not* "interfere" 
with themselves or with each other in the double-slit experiment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7OEzyEfzgg

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   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   I ordered stamps from Zazzle that read "Place Stamp Here".


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From: nemesis
Subject: Re: Theoretical physics and QED
Date: 27 Sep 2009 03:45:03
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Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> An excellent summary of why photons are *not* waves and do *not* "interfere"
> with themselves or with each other in the double-slit experiment.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7OEzyEfzgg

huh?

Feynman is badass... :P

BTW, his name seems to be in Firefox spell checker, try a typo... :)


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From: gregjohn
Subject: Re: Theoretical physics and QED
Date: 27 Sep 2009 08:40:00
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Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> An excellent summary of why photons are *not* waves and do *not* "interfere"
> with themselves or with each other in the double-slit experiment.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7OEzyEfzgg
>
> --
>    Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
>    I ordered stamps from Zazzle that read "Place Stamp Here".


I was always bothered by explanations of diffraction (and I sat through many,
many of them in college) which involved a diagram showing two ADJACENT photons
interfering with each other.


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From: Neeum Zawan
Subject: Re: Theoretical physics and QED
Date: 27 Sep 2009 10:24:16
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On 09/27/09 01:49, Darren New wrote:
> An excellent summary of why photons are *not* waves and do *not*
> "interfere" with themselves or with each other in the double-slit
> experiment.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7OEzyEfzgg

	Watching the video, I was wondering if New Zealanders were having 
trouble with his accent...

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From: Darren New
Subject: Re: Theoretical physics and QED
Date: 27 Sep 2009 11:37:13
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gregjohn wrote:
> I was always bothered by explanations of diffraction (and I sat through many,
> many of them in college) which involved a diagram showing two ADJACENT photons
> interfering with each other.

He explains diffraction without reference to interference quite nicely, 
actually.

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   I ordered stamps from Zazzle that read "Place Stamp Here".


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