KnowraDouble-slit experimentLinked fromLinked fromThe 11 pages that link to Double-slit experiment, each with the reason it gives.All 11Broader topic 7Related 4Quantum superpositionRelated: Its interference pattern reveals contributions from alternatives combined in a quantum state.InterferenceBroader topic: It demonstrates how two paths produce alternating bright and dark fringes.Wave–particle dualityRelated: It demonstrates interference from quantum particles and the loss of that pattern when path information is measured.ComplementarityBroader topic: Adding a path detector reveals particle-like trajectories while suppressing the interference pattern.Pilot-wave theoryBroader topic: The wave passes through both slits while each particle follows one trajectory.Probability amplitudeBroader topic: The pattern depends on adding the amplitudes for passage through both slits.Wave opticsBroader topic: The optical version supplied striking evidence for light’s wave behavior.Bohr–Einstein debatesRelated: Einstein’s challenges and Bohr’s replies drew on how measurements alter interference.Wave function collapseBroader topic: Obtaining path information changes the observed pattern, raising questions about measurement and collapse.Quantum indeterminacyBroader topic: Its single detections are unpredictable, while their distribution follows an interference pattern.Quantum potentialRelated: Its interference structure creates spatial amplitude variations that shape Bohmian paths.