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Double-Slit Experiment in Time, Not Space
TheMatt writes "Thomas Young's double-slit experiment is a classic experiment that helped establish the wave-like nature of light. Since then, it has been done with atoms, buckyballs, and biomolecules. It has even been seen in a single molecule, and the single electron version was voted the most beautiful experiment by Physics World readers (covered previously on Slashdot). Now, PhysicsWeb is reporting that Gerhard Paulus and coworkers have conducted the double-slit experiment using a double-slit in time, not space. The "slit" was a crafted femtosecond pulse consisting of one-and-a-half cycles--say, two maxima and one minima--passed through an argon gas. Each maxima has a probability of ionizing an argon atom and producing an electron. The electrons were accelerated to a detector which observed an interference pattern since the detector had no idea which maximum produced the electron."
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Dr. Elliot's theory of moving dimenstions stands unrefuted.
He's working on the final paper, and feedback utilizing logic and reason would be very useful.
The only way to stay still in the three spatial dimensions is to move at the velocity of light c through time. The only way to stay still in the time dimension is to move at the velocity of light c through space. How else can this be explained, but with space and time coordinates moving relative to one-another, with the time dimsion expanding as a spherically symmetric wavefront?
It would be great if the detractors could use logic and reason in refuting Dr. E's theory, rather than just refuting it by dismissing it.
What doesn't make sense in his theory?
If you think he's going wrong, where is he going wrong?
The time dimension is moving relative to the spatial dimensions.