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So how about the diffraction of an electron as it goes through one narrow hole? How many parts then? Or when it is diffracted by a thin piece of graphite?
However in the double slit we slowed the electron greatly
QuoteHowever in the double slit we slowed the electron greatly The de Broglie wavelength is given byλ = h/mvso, of course,the wavelength would be greater for a slow electron and you'd get a nicer pattern.Your comment about splitting and reconstitution is just a reference to a manifestation of a probability density function, surely.
But, at the time it is going past the diffracting structure, it will have a long wavelength. Speeding it up later won't affect the 'choice' of direction whilst passing the slits. That is unless it can do something retrospectively.
Why do you use the term 'split'?You imply that it can go in only two ways. The diffraction pattern of a pair of slits is a set of fringes - implying that the electron or photon can go in any number of directions. You will also get fringes for a single slit, an array of slits or a London Bus.
But every particle will diffract. I don't quite know where you are going with this idea, actually.Why "three parts"? It seems so arbitrary.
Your "simple equation" is dimensionally unbalanced so how can you take it any further?
You can't really do that. If you are using named quantities, like mass and charge, then you are acknowledging certain things about them. Unless you introduce some further quantity to relate them (with the appropriate units) then your equation is meaningless.10 bananas can never equal 10 applesunless you introduce some banana to apple factor. Without that, the maths has no meaning.You may know what you mean when you say what you say but your maths doesn't say it.If we can't rely on the maths then we can't make any progress at all.
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Quote from: Vern on 25/01/2009 23:02:44I know how you feel jerrygg38 [] The fact of discovery, when you do it, brings a euphoria so great that it can keep you going for years. It doesn't really matter whether the discovery brings a clear vision to others as long as you can see it yourself.But discovery is like an invention. It needs to bring new and useful tools that we can use to understand the nature of things.It is exciting. Yet when I self published Doppler Space Time in 2000, I had the money to do it. Many people liked it but unfortunately by the time I finished getting the 1500 copies I paid for, I realized it was not good enough. I used to borrow on the house to finance my ventures. Well it caught up with me. I sold and downsized last year and did not do that well. Like everyone else the bubble burst. So I had a chance with my work and failed. Publishers are basically interested in how much money they can make. Self publishing is great if you have the extra money. Now I am reduced to the internet. I moved to Cary NC and was hopeing to get an Engineering job for the extra money. Now who can find a job? At 70 I can get by but not with my self-publishing venture which are fun but not profit making. All I can do now is return to a part-time handyman business as soon as the whether gets better. I like to fix things.
I know how you feel jerrygg38 [] The fact of discovery, when you do it, brings a euphoria so great that it can keep you going for years. It doesn't really matter whether the discovery brings a clear vision to others as long as you can see it yourself.But discovery is like an invention. It needs to bring new and useful tools that we can use to understand the nature of things.
Quote from: jerrygg38 on 26/01/2009 02:27:35Quote from: Vern on 25/01/2009 23:02:44I know how you feel jerrygg38 [] The fact of discovery, when you do it, brings a euphoria so great that it can keep you going for years. It doesn't really matter whether the discovery brings a clear vision to others as long as you can see it yourself.But discovery is like an invention. It needs to bring new and useful tools that we can use to understand the nature of things.It is exciting. Yet when I self published Doppler Space Time in 2000, I had the money to do it. Many people liked it but unfortunately by the time I finished getting the 1500 copies I paid for, I realized it was not good enough. I used to borrow on the house to finance my ventures. Well it caught up with me. I sold and downsized last year and did not do that well. Like everyone else the bubble burst. So I had a chance with my work and failed. Publishers are basically interested in how much money they can make. Self publishing is great if you have the extra money. Now I am reduced to the internet. I moved to Cary NC and was hopeing to get an Engineering job for the extra money. Now who can find a job? At 70 I can get by but not with my self-publishing venture which are fun but not profit making. All I can do now is return to a part-time handyman business as soon as the whether gets better. I like to fix things.I don't think you can do better than the Internet as a place to publish. You can pay to have books printed but people will be less likely to read a book than to scan a web page. It all comes down to content. If people see something they like; they will go for it []