Quantum Erasure
By Stephen Walborn, Carlos Monken
In quantum mechanics, there are two sides to every story, but only one can be seen at a time. Experiments show that "erasing" one allows the other to appear
This Article From Issue
July-August 2003
Volume 91, Number 4
Page 336
DOI: 10.1511/2003.26.336
In 1801, an English gentleman scholar named Thomas Young performed one of the most celebrated experiments in the history of physics.
Photograph courtesy of the authors
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