Open Science Repository Physics

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A Mechanism of Wavefunction Collapse and Modified Double Slit Experiment

Hui Peng

ORCID 0000-0002-1844-3163

Abstract

We restudy the particle double slit experiment and wave-particle duality of matter. We argue that: (1) a particle moving with acceleration has no wave-like behavior; thus (2) it is the acceleration of particle caused by the photons during an optical observation that collapses a matter wave; (3) This mechanism does not affect the history of the particle’s movement prior to the observation takes place. Modified double slit apparatus with various configurations covering different ways of accelerating particle is propose to investigate the wave-particle duality of accelerating matter and test the mechanism. Also we propose: (1) a free falling double slit experiment in a gravitational field. (2) An experiment in which, relative to an observer in Lab, the slit wall and detection screen are accelerated and the particle keeps constant speed. We raise a question that if, after the acceleration, the particle continuously flies with a constant speed before reaching the detection screen, would it regain wave-like behavior automatically? We also design an experiment to test this possibility.

Keywords: wavefunction collapse, wave particle duality, double slit experiment, decoherence, delay choice experiment.

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Peng, H. (2018). A Mechanism of Wavefunction Collapse and Modified Double Slit Experiment. Open Science Repository Physics, Online(open-access), e45011867. http://doi.org/10.7392/OPENACCESS.45011867

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Peng, Hui. “A Mechanism of Wavefunction Collapse and Modified Double Slit Experiment.” Open Science Repository Physics Online.open-access (2018): e45011867. Web. 22 Jan. 2018.

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Peng, Hui. “A Mechanism of Wavefunction Collapse and Modified Double Slit Experiment.” Open Science Repository Physics Online, no. open-access (2018): e45011867. doi:10.7392/OPENACCESS.45011867.

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Peng, H. (2018) ‘A Mechanism of Wavefunction Collapse and Modified Double Slit Experiment.’ Open Science Repository Physics. Open Science Repository, Online(open-access), p. e45011867. doi: 10.7392/OPENACCESS.45011867.

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1. H. Peng, A Mechanism of Wavefunction Collapse and Modified Double Slit Experiment, Open Sci. Repos. Phys. Online, e45011867 (2018).

Nature

1. Peng, H. A Mechanism of Wavefunction Collapse and Modified Double Slit Experiment. Open Sci. Repos. Phys. Online, e45011867 (2018).

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