Quantum Erasure

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

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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.

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