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→This simple experiment demonstrates that the wave-particle duality of light.
: When it is only one slit the light behaves more like a particle, though I agree it still retains wave-like characteristics.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 17:56, 6 May 2012 (EDT)
: When it is only one slit the light behaves more like a particle, though I agree it still retains wave-like characteristics.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 17:56, 6 May 2012 (EDT)
::So you found an experiment where at the same moment the light shows particle-like and wave-like behavior? That's quite marvelous!
::But that is not what happens at a single slit: if a wave front (light, sound, or even surface waves of water) hits a single slit, you observe diffraction. If the slit is quite big, it is just hard to observe. But a large slit doesn't show water waves having ''particle-like'' behavior.
::--[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] 18:09, 6 May 2012 (EDT)