Silicone Oil Droplets behaving like quantum particles

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Re: Silicone Oil Droplets behaving like quantum particles

Post by Mr. Oragahn » Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:39 am

So patterns generally thought to be typical of quantum particles are found in other more usual forms of matter and greater scales, that's the story?

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Re: Silicone Oil Droplets behaving like quantum particles

Post by Lucky » Sun Aug 07, 2011 8:51 am

Mr. Oragahn wrote:So patterns generally thought to be typical of quantum particles are found in other more usual forms of matter and greater scales, that's the story?
The problem physicists have is the quantum world does not seem to play by the same rules as the macro world at first glance, and some physicists have just given up trying, but if the waves are really waves things make a lot more sense and fit together better.

Hence what is so interesting about being able to perform the double slit experiment with drops of silicone oil, and get the exact same results as with photons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-slit_experiment

It also reminded me of all the talk of frequency in Star Trek.

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