Another Role for Corpuscles in the Double-Slit Experiment?

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Title Another Role for Corpuscles in the Double-Slit Experiment?
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Author(s) Raymond H Gallucci
Keywords Double Slit; Diffraction; Collisions; Wave-Particle Duality
Published 2015
No. of pages 3

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Abstract

The classic double-slit experiment, first performed by Young in 1801, is often cited as proving the dual wave-particle nature of light, with an emphasis on the wave aspect. In fact, when first conducted, the conclusion refuted newton’s postulate of a corpuscular nature to light in favor of light being purely a wave. Not until the discovery of the photoelectric effect did light’s potential behavior as a particle become rejuvenated. This paper examines a possibly enhanced role for light’s corpuscular nature beyond what is currently assigned as a result of the double-slit experimental results in hope of opening yet another avenue of exploration into the still mysterious nature of light.

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