Quantum Physics Double Slit Experiment: Wave vs Particle
Matter vs Electron
This movie clip illustrates the behavior of electron vs matter—a mysterious phenomenon that still puzzles the quantium physicists around the world. Is electron a particle or a wave??? This is the puzzling question. In some instances, electrons behave like a particle; yet, in others, they are like a wave. How can something be a particle and at the same time a wave? For those physics geeks out there, this is a movie you’ve gotta watch. 
But wait…I think there is a major flaw with this experiment. I’m not sure how exactly the experiment is done. If it’s done in a vacuum environment, there won’t be any gas molecules and electrons in the air. If the experiment is done in a non-vacuume condition, certainly there are hundreds of electrons and gas molecules in the air. Even if only a single electron is emitted from the electron gun, that electron can interact with free floating electrons in the air and/or electrons orbiting around the gas molecules. This can potentially create a chain reaction, leading to many electrons passing through the double slit as a result of a single electron fired from the electron gun. 
The problem doesn’t end there…as yet. If the experiment is in a bright environment, photons from any light source (eg, sunlight, lamp light, light from camera detector) can also interfere with electron, leading to the wave pattern observed in this single electron experiment. 
View this weird Double Slit Experiment puzzle..
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lee said,
November 13, 2006
Can someone please send an attachment with the actual clip attached please.. that would be great!!!