Taken from the light particle duality article
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Originally Posted by KickAssClown
As I have placed as objection in the past, why must I accept that the photon, electron, etc went through the slit at all?
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Originally Posted by CraigD
This seems an easy question to answer: because when you cover the slits, no photons, electrons, etc. appear on the other side at all.
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That would seem to be the easy answer, but if you ask the question of if the barrier is massed, and mass is 90% empty space, then why doesn't the photon merely pass through the barrier?
This of course is without getting into the whole dual nature of the barrier itself or the absorption of the barrier.
What I mean is that one can not simply neglect the influence of the barrier in the experiment. It has mass, and energy. It curves the trajectory of the photon/electron/etc. It has a measurable effect on the surrounding space. So once again, I must ask why must I accept that the photon passed through the slits? Also in the case of a closed barrier, why must I accept that the photon is still contained within the experiment area?
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