27 Nov 13
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http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2013/nov/26/physicists-ask-photons-where-have-you-been
Now that is bizarre!
But can anyone here give a self-consistent interpretation of that experimental result that doesn't imply that a photon interacted with a mirror without entering or exiting it?
And, is it possible to give a self-consistent interpretation of that experimental result that implies that a single photon can both enter and exit every mirror there!
27 Nov 13
Originally posted by humyI believe the experimental results are consistent with quantum mechanics and as expected not consistent with assuming that photons are waves or particles - hence the use of the word 'bizarre'.
http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2013/nov/26/physicists-ask-photons-where-have-you-been
Now that is bizarre!
But can anyone here give a self-consistent interpretation of that experimental result that doesn't imply that a photon interacted with a mirror without entering or exiting it?
And, is it possible to give a self-consistent interpretation ...[text shortened]... ntal result that implies that a single photon can both enter and exit every mirror there!
Quantum phenomena are wave-like and particle like but they are neither, and it is a mistake to think they are one or the other.